Our cluster is half way through its contract. As a cluster facilitator I am always looking at how we can improve and sustain the learning community that has developed. To do this I think it is worthwhile to consider two major questions:
- What do you think makes a good learning community?
- What are the strengths that we want to see continue?
Would value your thoughts
RELLCO
Our Cluster Journey Together Into New Horizons.
2 comments:
Hi Pam, aren't the cluster shares progressing well. We are such a talented group and a growing group of passionate practitioners, I think.
I think it is timely to reflect on how the use of ICTs are impacting into our teaching practices - Is there a change happening?
Email learning projects like Travel Buddies provide real life, authentic contexts for learning: about others; ourselves; and literacy. Is this better than writing in a book?
Is the distributed expertise that is occurring throughout the cluster an example of what can happen in a classroom and school setting? With everone being a leader? Building the experts, to teach others? We all learn so much more deeply if we are given the opportuntiy to teach.
How does the role of the teacher change? Have you noticed becoming the planner, facilitator, guide on the side, questioner, mentor rather than the instructor.
Teaching Just In Time instead of Just In Case?
Scaffolding the process clearly so learners can adopt the steps and use them independently?
A value on the processes of learning not just the product?
Hmm, a move toward Inquiry Learning?
Pam, I totally agree with your comments. Thank you.
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