Here is my visual reflection on collaboration for PK12-LIB1-022. My reflection includes 5 sections:
• My experiences & learnings from the readings.
• Successes
• Challenges?
• How Guided Inquiry supports collaboration (and how collaboration supports guided inquiry)
• How technology and innovation are critical for advancing collaboration, particularly during the pandemic.
Please let me know what you think!
The Future is Open: Enhancing Pedagogy via Open Educational PracticesRajiv Jhangiani
Video recording available here: https://youtu.be/HZCxGtAPR9U
"Open educational practices" is a broad term that encompasses the creation and adoption of open textbooks and other open educational resources, open course development, and the use of “non-disposable assignments." This presentation makes a case for why the move away from traditional (closed) practices is not only desirable but inevitable, and how students, faculty, institutions, and our communities all stand to benefit greatly from this transformation.
Coherent learning design for e portfolio framed authentic learning experiencesBeata Jones
This presentation explores the ePortfolio implementation framework (Penny-Light, et al., 2012) within the context of learning design principles for significant learning experiences (Fink, 2013). The discussion includes exploration of educational goals, effective scaffolding for creating course cohesion, reflective and integrative learning across different authentic learning context or activities, and assessment of learning. Two ePortfolio case studies are presented - one at a course and one at a program level.
The Future is Open: Enhancing Pedagogy via Open Educational PracticesRajiv Jhangiani
Video recording available here: https://youtu.be/HZCxGtAPR9U
"Open educational practices" is a broad term that encompasses the creation and adoption of open textbooks and other open educational resources, open course development, and the use of “non-disposable assignments." This presentation makes a case for why the move away from traditional (closed) practices is not only desirable but inevitable, and how students, faculty, institutions, and our communities all stand to benefit greatly from this transformation.
Coherent learning design for e portfolio framed authentic learning experiencesBeata Jones
This presentation explores the ePortfolio implementation framework (Penny-Light, et al., 2012) within the context of learning design principles for significant learning experiences (Fink, 2013). The discussion includes exploration of educational goals, effective scaffolding for creating course cohesion, reflective and integrative learning across different authentic learning context or activities, and assessment of learning. Two ePortfolio case studies are presented - one at a course and one at a program level.
Sandra Schaffert: Open Educational Resources as Facilitators of Open Educatio...Sandra Schön (aka Schoen)
In the last few years Open Educational Resources (OER) have gained much attention. Experts who understand OER as a means of leveraging educational practices and outcomes define OER based on the following core attributes: the content is provided free of charge and liberally licensed for re-use in educational activities, the content should ideally be designed for easy re-use, open content standards and formats are being employed, and software is used for which the source code is available (i.e. Open Source software). From January 2006 to December 2007 Open e-Learning Content Observatory Services (OLCOS), a project co-funded by the European Commission under the eLearning Programme, explored how OER can make a difference in teaching and learning. The project aimed at promoting OER through different activities and products such as a European OER roadmap and OER tutorials. We present some results of the roadmap which provides an overview of the OER landscape and describes possible pathways towards a higher level of production, sharing and usage of OER. The roadmap emphasises that the knowledge society demands competencies and skills that require innovative educational practices based on open sharing and evaluation of ideas, fostering of creativity, and teamwork among the learners. Moreover, the roadmap provides recommendations on required measures and actions to support decision making at the level of educational policy and institutions.
My personal learning journey with MaharaMahara Hui
Keynote presentation by Sigi Jakob-Kühn at Mahara Hui UK in Southampton, UK, on 10 November 2015.
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9YqYb6Yxuo
TLA 2016 Conference--Transform your library space from a repository of resources to a dynamic and adaptable learning space that meets the diverse needs of students.
CCCOER Presents: Professional Development Resources for OER Adoption and Crea...Una Daly
Do you, or the faculty and staff you work with, need more help getting started with OER adoption and creation? In this webinar, we will talk with experienced open education practitioners and trainers who will share free and inexpensive professional development resources and opportunities. We’ll explore resources that can be adapted to train faculty and staff at your institution.
When: Wednesday, May 12, 12 pm PDT/3 pm EDT
Panelists:
Cheryl Cuillier, Open Education Librarian, University of Arizona
Shanna Hollich, Interim Director of Library Services, Wilson College
Ursula Pike, Associate Director, Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas (DigiTex)
K-12 and Community Colleges Collaborations on OERUna Daly
Open Educational Resources (OER) can make education more equitable and inclusive at any level of education, but what does effective collaboration between K-12 and Higher Education look like? Hear from a panel of K-12 and community college educators as they share the benefits and challenges of transforming learning with open practices and open content that is adaptable by teachers and students. The topic of why and how faculty can work together across school sectors to support students in their local community will be explored.
When: Wednesday, April 14, 12 pm PDT/3 pm EDT
Panelists:
Amelia Brister, Director of Library and Learning Resources at Louisiana Delta Community College
Emily Frank, Affordable Learning Administrator, LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
Teri Gallaway, Executive Director and Associate Commissioner, LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
Kristina Ishmael, Sr. Research Fellow, Teaching, Learning, & Tech, New America
Dan McDowell, Director, Learning & Innovation, Grossmont Union High School District
Moderator:
Matthew Bloom, English Faculty, former Faculty-in-Residence OER Coordinator, Scottsdale Community College/Maricopa Community Colleges
CCCOER Presents: Models for Transforming Cassrooms to be Equitable and Antira...Una Daly
Many college faculty and staff have been engaged in making their institutions more accessible, inclusive, and equitable through the adoption of OER and open educational practices. One year ago, the need for this work became even more apparent as educators began to recognize that the structural racism deeply embedded in our society was in fact very evident in higher education as well. We invite you to hear from three college professors and the program staff who supported them in moving from the desire to make their classrooms more equitable and antiracist to taking concrete actions to do so.
Environmental Science Professor Jalal Ghaemghami and Librarian Ted (Totsaporn) Intarabumrung will share their open education work at Roxbury College.
Librarian Jen Klaudinyi, creator of the Oregon Equity and Open Education program, and Biology Professor Michelle Huss will share details of the cohort program and how a Biology course was transformed.
Joy Shoemate, Open for Antiracism Course Facilitator (OFAR) and Business Professor Debra Crumpton will share information about the OFAR program and the transformation of the Introduction to Business Class.
Panelists:
Debra J. Crumpton, Professor, Business & Business Technology, Sacramento City College, CA
Jalal Ghaemghami, Professor, Environmental Science, Roxbury Community College MA
Michelle Huss, Biology Faculty, Portland Community College, OR
Jen Klaudinyi, Faculty Librarian, Portland Community College, OR
Joy Shoemate, Director of Online Learning, College of the Canyons, CA
Moderators:
Ted (Totsaporn) Intarabumrung, Coordinator of Library Services, Roxbury Community College, MA
Una Daly, CCCOER Director, Open Education Global
A Vision for Small(er) Institutions in open educationSarah Cohen
Keynote at ConnectNY.
Smaller institutions have been slow to join the open education movement yet they offer unique conditions to engage faculty and students through open pedagogy. This talk outlines the important role small(er) institutions can play in open education.
Licensed CC BY.
Transforming Course Assessments with Backwards Design & Renewable AssignmentsChristina Hendricks
A workshop at the American Association of Philosophy Teachers' conference, July 2016. The first half is about how using backwards design and different types of learning goals as enumerated by Dee Fink can help one one rethink assignments in philosophy courses. The second is about "renewable assignments" according to David Wiley and how they might work in philosophy courses. Ideally one could come up with a new learning goal from the first half and then come up with a renewable assignment to fit it, from the second half of the workshop.
Open for AntiRacism: The Math Equity ToolkitUna Daly
This webinar will introduce A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction, a toolkit of resources that were developed by math teachers, coaches, professional development providers, and language development specialists to support teachers in their journey towards anti-racist instruction. Stride 1, Dismantling Racism in Mathematics Instruction, is the focus which provides educators with a framework and a learning cycle to transform traditional approaches to anti-racist practices.
Speakers:
Dani Wadlington, Master Math and West African Dance Teacher, Quetzal Consulting
Rachel Ruffalo, Director of Educator Engagement at Education Trust-West
Using Technology to Support Cooperative Groups - Tots & Technology 2015Diana Benner
Cooperative Learning is a teaching arrangement that refers to small groups of students working together to achieve a common goal. Join me as we investigate using technology with Spencer Kagan's "Structures of Cooperative Learning" in order to increase student achievement.
Open Educational Resources and the School LibraryKaren Malbon
Open Educational Resources and the School Library. Presented at EduTech, Future Libraries Congress, Sydney, Australia, 7 June 2018. Teacher Librarians can play a vital role in finding, selecting, curating and promoting Open Educational Resources (OER) to their school communities. Gain an understanding of OER and the issues surrounding OER for K-12 teacher librarians and teachers. Discover a variety of OER and Open Access (OA) repositories and sources suited to K-12 education. Examine strategies and tools employed by teacher librarians to manage and encourage OER use.
Sandra Schaffert: Open Educational Resources as Facilitators of Open Educatio...Sandra Schön (aka Schoen)
In the last few years Open Educational Resources (OER) have gained much attention. Experts who understand OER as a means of leveraging educational practices and outcomes define OER based on the following core attributes: the content is provided free of charge and liberally licensed for re-use in educational activities, the content should ideally be designed for easy re-use, open content standards and formats are being employed, and software is used for which the source code is available (i.e. Open Source software). From January 2006 to December 2007 Open e-Learning Content Observatory Services (OLCOS), a project co-funded by the European Commission under the eLearning Programme, explored how OER can make a difference in teaching and learning. The project aimed at promoting OER through different activities and products such as a European OER roadmap and OER tutorials. We present some results of the roadmap which provides an overview of the OER landscape and describes possible pathways towards a higher level of production, sharing and usage of OER. The roadmap emphasises that the knowledge society demands competencies and skills that require innovative educational practices based on open sharing and evaluation of ideas, fostering of creativity, and teamwork among the learners. Moreover, the roadmap provides recommendations on required measures and actions to support decision making at the level of educational policy and institutions.
My personal learning journey with MaharaMahara Hui
Keynote presentation by Sigi Jakob-Kühn at Mahara Hui UK in Southampton, UK, on 10 November 2015.
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9YqYb6Yxuo
TLA 2016 Conference--Transform your library space from a repository of resources to a dynamic and adaptable learning space that meets the diverse needs of students.
CCCOER Presents: Professional Development Resources for OER Adoption and Crea...Una Daly
Do you, or the faculty and staff you work with, need more help getting started with OER adoption and creation? In this webinar, we will talk with experienced open education practitioners and trainers who will share free and inexpensive professional development resources and opportunities. We’ll explore resources that can be adapted to train faculty and staff at your institution.
When: Wednesday, May 12, 12 pm PDT/3 pm EDT
Panelists:
Cheryl Cuillier, Open Education Librarian, University of Arizona
Shanna Hollich, Interim Director of Library Services, Wilson College
Ursula Pike, Associate Director, Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas (DigiTex)
K-12 and Community Colleges Collaborations on OERUna Daly
Open Educational Resources (OER) can make education more equitable and inclusive at any level of education, but what does effective collaboration between K-12 and Higher Education look like? Hear from a panel of K-12 and community college educators as they share the benefits and challenges of transforming learning with open practices and open content that is adaptable by teachers and students. The topic of why and how faculty can work together across school sectors to support students in their local community will be explored.
When: Wednesday, April 14, 12 pm PDT/3 pm EDT
Panelists:
Amelia Brister, Director of Library and Learning Resources at Louisiana Delta Community College
Emily Frank, Affordable Learning Administrator, LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
Teri Gallaway, Executive Director and Associate Commissioner, LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
Kristina Ishmael, Sr. Research Fellow, Teaching, Learning, & Tech, New America
Dan McDowell, Director, Learning & Innovation, Grossmont Union High School District
Moderator:
Matthew Bloom, English Faculty, former Faculty-in-Residence OER Coordinator, Scottsdale Community College/Maricopa Community Colleges
CCCOER Presents: Models for Transforming Cassrooms to be Equitable and Antira...Una Daly
Many college faculty and staff have been engaged in making their institutions more accessible, inclusive, and equitable through the adoption of OER and open educational practices. One year ago, the need for this work became even more apparent as educators began to recognize that the structural racism deeply embedded in our society was in fact very evident in higher education as well. We invite you to hear from three college professors and the program staff who supported them in moving from the desire to make their classrooms more equitable and antiracist to taking concrete actions to do so.
Environmental Science Professor Jalal Ghaemghami and Librarian Ted (Totsaporn) Intarabumrung will share their open education work at Roxbury College.
Librarian Jen Klaudinyi, creator of the Oregon Equity and Open Education program, and Biology Professor Michelle Huss will share details of the cohort program and how a Biology course was transformed.
Joy Shoemate, Open for Antiracism Course Facilitator (OFAR) and Business Professor Debra Crumpton will share information about the OFAR program and the transformation of the Introduction to Business Class.
Panelists:
Debra J. Crumpton, Professor, Business & Business Technology, Sacramento City College, CA
Jalal Ghaemghami, Professor, Environmental Science, Roxbury Community College MA
Michelle Huss, Biology Faculty, Portland Community College, OR
Jen Klaudinyi, Faculty Librarian, Portland Community College, OR
Joy Shoemate, Director of Online Learning, College of the Canyons, CA
Moderators:
Ted (Totsaporn) Intarabumrung, Coordinator of Library Services, Roxbury Community College, MA
Una Daly, CCCOER Director, Open Education Global
A Vision for Small(er) Institutions in open educationSarah Cohen
Keynote at ConnectNY.
Smaller institutions have been slow to join the open education movement yet they offer unique conditions to engage faculty and students through open pedagogy. This talk outlines the important role small(er) institutions can play in open education.
Licensed CC BY.
Transforming Course Assessments with Backwards Design & Renewable AssignmentsChristina Hendricks
A workshop at the American Association of Philosophy Teachers' conference, July 2016. The first half is about how using backwards design and different types of learning goals as enumerated by Dee Fink can help one one rethink assignments in philosophy courses. The second is about "renewable assignments" according to David Wiley and how they might work in philosophy courses. Ideally one could come up with a new learning goal from the first half and then come up with a renewable assignment to fit it, from the second half of the workshop.
Open for AntiRacism: The Math Equity ToolkitUna Daly
This webinar will introduce A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction, a toolkit of resources that were developed by math teachers, coaches, professional development providers, and language development specialists to support teachers in their journey towards anti-racist instruction. Stride 1, Dismantling Racism in Mathematics Instruction, is the focus which provides educators with a framework and a learning cycle to transform traditional approaches to anti-racist practices.
Speakers:
Dani Wadlington, Master Math and West African Dance Teacher, Quetzal Consulting
Rachel Ruffalo, Director of Educator Engagement at Education Trust-West
Using Technology to Support Cooperative Groups - Tots & Technology 2015Diana Benner
Cooperative Learning is a teaching arrangement that refers to small groups of students working together to achieve a common goal. Join me as we investigate using technology with Spencer Kagan's "Structures of Cooperative Learning" in order to increase student achievement.
Open Educational Resources and the School LibraryKaren Malbon
Open Educational Resources and the School Library. Presented at EduTech, Future Libraries Congress, Sydney, Australia, 7 June 2018. Teacher Librarians can play a vital role in finding, selecting, curating and promoting Open Educational Resources (OER) to their school communities. Gain an understanding of OER and the issues surrounding OER for K-12 teacher librarians and teachers. Discover a variety of OER and Open Access (OA) repositories and sources suited to K-12 education. Examine strategies and tools employed by teacher librarians to manage and encourage OER use.
Incorporating social media in the classroom to support self-determined (heuta...Lisa Marie Blaschke
Social media has become more ubiquitous within higher education and can play an important role in helping students become more self-determined in their learning and in building and sustaining a personal learning network (PLN) throughout their studies and beyond. This lecture will provide a framework for defining and choosing social media for use in the classroom, based on using a heutagogical (self-determined learning) approach to course design. The lecture will also demo a variety of ways for incorporating social media such as Twitter, e-portfolios, mind-mapping, GoogleDocs, and Diigo within the classroom.
This is the presentation I made to my committee for my proposal for research. I am focusing on creating Personal Learning Environments for two students with special needs. I am using their IEPs to design an on line learning environment to supplement their curriculum from school. For my doctorate, I would like to implement the PLEs into their school day and possible replace some of the activities they are doing with the intervention specialist. Any feedback will be helpful. However, please keep in mind that I have to work with and around the school's firewall system. Thank you, Sharon Shaffer
Collaboration between teachers and teacher-librarians has always been a desirable and productive activity within schools. With the growing use of the Internet, collaboration is being extended to include collaboration between schools, teachers and teacher-librarians that may be geographically disparate. The processes required to undertake this form of collaboration often require a new set of skills, including the skills of communicating using electronic media. The presentation will demonstrate a developmental approach taken by teacher-librarian students at CSU.
Nurturing curiosity and inquiry within the curriculum through the use of tech...RichardM_Walker
How may we engage students in inquiry-led and problem-based learning through the use of technology? In this presentation we will consider how active learning principles can be applied to the design of blended learning courses, with digital tools employed to support active learning opportunities for our students. Through a presentation of case examples from the University of York (United Kingdom), we will consider how blended activities can encourage participants to engage in creative learning and problem-solving. An engagement model for active learning, derived from the case examples, is presented as a stimulus for a broader discussion on effective design approaches to support student-led inquiry and problem-solving activities.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
3. Quote: Teachers do not
need to teach "on an island"
with little support when there
is such a rich resource in the
library–not just for us, but for
our students as well.
(“How Your Teacher-Librarian Can Be
an Ally When Teaching with Inquiry |
KQED”)
8. Quote: I have discovered rich support
and learning in my own backyard when I
have collaborated with my teacher-
librarian.
(“How Your Teacher-Librarian Can Be an Ally When
Teaching with Inquiry | KQED”)
11. Peter Milbury's Top 10 Reasons to Collaborate:
1. Increases student achievement.
2. Allows you to model successful and desirable practices.
3. Reinforces your important and pivotal role as an educational leader.
4. Allows you to work in a non-clerical, non-stereotypical role.
5. Contributes to the quality of teacher training experience through working
with student teachers, demonstrating the power of the SLMS.
6. Guarantees that ethical use of information is integrated into instruction.
7. Allows you to practice and hone important skills related to collaboration.
8. Allows you to showcase your important collaboration skills to other teachers.
9. Provides you with opportunities to search for, discover and make use of
online information resources in context.
10.Allows you to expand and organize your online collections.
(“Module 5.4: Resources Focus on Collaboration: Teacher Librarian Part 1”)
12. (PRODUCED by the SURREY CHAPTER of the
BCTLA and the SURREY TEACHERS’ASSOCIATION)
13. According to the interviewees, good collaborations
include but are not limited to these 11 characteristics:
1.Respectful communication
2.Goal setting
3.Timely and regular planning
4.Open and flexible mind‐sets
5.Student‐centered approaches with student benefit as the shared goal
6.Valuing of the expertise and perspectives of others
7.Advocacy for what each member can offer the collaboration
8.Generosity
9.Commitment to meeting both the group and individual needs of students
10.Willingness to evaluate the collaborative and provide supportive critical feedback
11.Safety to articulate concerns and issues without irrevocably damaging the collaborative
Quote: Oh, good
communication, number one.
I think an acceptance that
people are coming from
different experience and have
different ideas. It looks like
it's well planned. There's
nothing ad hoc about it, and
it looks like you're trying to
move towards an end goal
and having an awareness of
what that is. (Merga)
15. Success: Opportunity to embrace diversity, equity and inclusion
Quote: We must see our students for who they are,
embracing their gifts, their cultures, and differences….We
need stories with people of color going about their lives, not
just stories of overcoming struggles that are so prevalent in
our collections.
(Sturge)
16. Example: We’ve
expanded our French book
collection to make sure it
embraces diversity. We
used this book for a
French Storywalk for the
community.
17. Success: Use of online
networks (I use Facebook
frequently to collaborate)
http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.
org.aasl/files/content/advocacy/r
esearch/docs/NCLE_AASLinfog
raphic_FINAL-download.pdf
18. Success: Modelling collaboration & helping students learn to collaborate
Quote: Student collaboration is an important aspect of learning as students
acquire skills in social learning. “We cannot provide robust, engaged, and
differentiated learning unless kids can break into a variety of groups and work
together. Learning is far too weak if we limit students’ actions, conversations, and
thinking to what the one adult in the room can monitor.” Harvey and Daniels, (2009,
p. 37). - (“Collaboration and Inquiry”)
20. Challenge: Little to no
structured collaboration time
http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.
org.aasl/files/content/advocacy/r
esearch/docs/NCLE_AASLinfogr
aphic_FINAL-download.pdf
21. (FEATURE 24 Knowledge Quest |
Evaluation and Assessment for
Learning)
Challenge: Hard to do without training
Challenge: Time and lack of common planning time
Challenge: Marketing – do
teachers know we exist?
22. H O W C A N Y O U U S E
G U I D E D I N Q U I R Y
T O S U P P O R T
C O L L A B O R A T I O N
W I T H C L A S S R O O M
T E A C H E R S ?
Beaglelearning.com/blog
23. (“Collaboration and Inquiry”)
Quote: “Collaborative partnerships between the
teacher-librarian and teacher(s) are of value in
designing instruction, co-teaching lessons, and
assessing student learning"
(Connections : Policy and Guidelines for School
Libraries in Saskatchewan, 2008. p. 21)
24. Inquiry-Based Learning must be collaborative
“Sharing Learning” is one of the 4 phases of inquiry.
QUOTE: [Teachers that focus on inquiry-based learning] "encourage collaborative learning and create
intellectual spaces for students to engage in rich talk about their thinking and learning. They create a
classroom ethos that fosters respect for others’ ideas and opinions and encourages risk-taking.“
(Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat)
When students are engaged in this phase of the inquiry process, they:
25. No matter what the topic or direction of inquiry,
it is important to bring the class together to
“check in” and share and discuss the big ideas
of the subject/investigation/inquiry at hand. By
doing so, everyone benefits. On an individual
level, students benefit by hearing perspectives
different from their own, potentially revealing
important insight into a particular problem or
learning obstacle they may have. In Vygotskian
tradition, it is through the social practice of
learning and thinking that students learn to
think for themselves: “Through association with
others the community of inquiry will lead to a
richer, more varied ‘internal’ dialogue, and as a
result a better, more reasonable thinking,
through ‘self-correction’” (Burgh & Nichols,
2011).
(Student Achievement Division and Ministry of
Education)
(“What Is Inquiry-Based Learning: 7 Benefits &
Strategies You Need to Know”)
33. “Best Student-Collaboration Tools.” Common Sense Education, Common Sense Education, 30 Sept. 2015,
www.commonsense.org/education/top-picks/best-student-collaboration-tools. Accessed 11 May 2021.
Capacity Building Series.
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