Building Learning Communities 2005

Monday, August 1st, 2005

Essential Questions

What are the essential questions leaders need to ask?

* Posted by Christine Bridge in Announcements @ 4:55 pm * 3 Comments »

Best Hopes for Leaders

What are your best hopes for adding technology to teaching and learning?

* Posted by Christine Bridge in Announcements @ 4:54 pm * No Comments »

Worst Fears for Leaders

What are your worst fears with adding technology to teaching and learning?

* Posted by Christine Bridge in Announcements @ 4:54 pm * 31 Comments »
Thursday, July 21st, 2005

Summer Reading List

I’m sure that many of you have other suggestions that you could add to this list, and I hope you do so by adding comments to this post, but here are a few titles you might want to consider to get you thinking about the potentials of technology for 21st Century learning and for the changes that are experiencing in education.

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* Posted by Will Richardson in Announcements @ 12:54 pm * 2 Comments »
Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

Resource Bank

If you know of any great resources for the following, please post them here.

1. Urban Schools
2. Rural Schools
3. Community-based Organizations
4. Special Needs

* Posted by Christine Bridge in Resources @ 12:03 pm * 5 Comments »

Wikipedia Video

If you’re still struggling with how Wikipedia can be a trustworthy source, you may want to check out this screencast from John Udell on the “Heavy Metal Umlaut” entry. In six minutes it will give you a clear idea of how Wikipedia really operates.

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* Posted by Will Richardson in Announcements @ 11:16 am * 1 Comment »
Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

Day 1 Reflections with Alan

How do we integrate global thinking and relationships into our school culture?

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* Posted by Christine Bridge in Announcements @ 7:33 pm * 9 Comments »
Monday, July 18th, 2005

Alan’s Pre-conference Reflection

Of all the ideas that we have discussed today…

1. Which ideas are worthy of implementation?

2. What are some strategies for implementation?

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* Posted by Christine Bridge in Pre-conferences @ 7:18 pm * 7 Comments »

Alan’s Preconference: Webliteracy

Should all teachers be required to be information literate?

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* Posted by Christine Bridge in Pre-conferences @ 5:25 pm * 22 Comments »
Sunday, July 17th, 2005

How Not to Design New Old Schools - Session 3

Sean McDougall, Campaign Manager, Design Council, London, UK

 

The UK has just embarked on what Prime Minister Tony Blair has described as “the greatest schools renewal program in British history”. Over the next 10-15 years, half of all secondary schools in the UK are going to be demolished and rebuilt, while all the rest (including primaries) will be thoroughly refurbished. 

 

Anticipating this, the Design Council has been working with schools across England to help them understand how they can use the design process to reshape their whole experience. We’ve had amazing results covering the physical environment, systems and processes, products and services, and how we communicate. The skills that the teachers and students have learned have helped them to transform their schools and how they think of themselves and each other. They are easily transferable between old schools and new.

 

In this workshop, I’ll be talking about 360 degree flexible classrooms, learning incubators, student generated school rules and other projects. I’ll also be describing a process and some techniques that you can use with others to transform your school.

* Posted by Christine Bridge in 19th Tues. Sessions @ 9:35 am * No Comments »
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