tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849832438473440754.post4513298307677112749..comments2023-04-10T06:09:00.606-07:00Comments on The WebFooted Booklady: Collaborative ConferencingLesley Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04296694892145418961noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849832438473440754.post-53086723905836682992009-10-25T21:33:41.743-07:002009-10-25T21:33:41.743-07:00Steve, it was an inspiring day. A handbook sound...Steve, it was an inspiring day. A handbook sounds like a great idea. I was interested to see the comments from those who are wanting to transfer this approach to their classrooms. Great stuff!<br /><br />I've joined the Future of Education ning and am looking forward to sifting through the archived events.<br /><br />Will indeed keep you posted!Lesley Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04296694892145418961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849832438473440754.post-11791979475837109842009-10-25T21:26:05.625-07:002009-10-25T21:26:05.625-07:00Blair: Thanks and you're welcome. It was tru...Blair: Thanks and you're welcome. It was truly an invigorating day. Will you be sharing your experiments in collaboratively teaching with your students? Maybe in the CEET community? Although I don't enrol any classes of my own I can see using this approach when I introduce new tools to classes in the library. Give the kids a chance to explore and then share what they've learned or help others who need a boost. <br />Or give them options and let them group according to their interests. So many possibilities!Lesley Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04296694892145418961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849832438473440754.post-45941818696336436522009-10-25T20:55:37.132-07:002009-10-25T20:55:37.132-07:00Thanks for posting about this day! I just wanted ...Thanks for posting about this day! I just wanted to add that days like this are extremely rejuvenating to me personally (and I needed a little rejuvenating!). It's really fun to watch people have a fun and exciting day, especially since the major motivation for these workshops is to help bring in educators who feel like they are starting from scratch.<br /><br />I'd really like to develop a handbook for holding these. Maybe we need a catchy title that indicates professional development built together and locally. Keep me posted on your efforts!Steve Hargadonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776685502090744803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849832438473440754.post-81824442307968681002009-10-25T20:09:16.734-07:002009-10-25T20:09:16.734-07:00Great reflections on the day. The thoughts in you...Great reflections on the day. The thoughts in your closing paragraph are exactly what I was thinking on the drive home - how do I take this style into the classroom?<br /><br />The learning on Saturday was phenomenal and I would love my classroom to be more like that. Perhaps it can't be that way all the time, but I'm now committed to trying an "un-unit" or "un-class" before the end of the year. After-all the only way to succeed it to try by doing. Thanks for your thoughts and all your contributions on Saturday.Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995570111995223828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849832438473440754.post-53827465343093691392009-10-25T18:09:09.672-07:002009-10-25T18:09:09.672-07:00Errin, that is so exciting to hear you've take...Errin, that is so exciting to hear you've taken the plunge. I would love to hear your course-end reflections. Are you writing about the journey in a blog? You are giving your students life skills.<br /><br />Jan, thanks, so glad to have shared that experience with you. I'm sure we'll be having aha moments for weeks to come as we think back on the day.Lesley Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04296694892145418961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849832438473440754.post-43836407775708214432009-10-25T18:00:17.847-07:002009-10-25T18:00:17.847-07:00Lesley, you nailed the experience and now I don...Lesley, you nailed the experience and now I don't have to write a post about it! :) Funny how Steve was a master at orchestrating a harmony in the group but said very little--just pulled out the desires of the group and highlighted the common notes. <br /><br />Felt exciting and fulfilling. I agree we can teach this way if we change our vision of what it means to educate- maybe back to the Latin root of the word: to nourish and drawing out. <br /><br />What a memorable experience. Thanks for sharing your reflections.Jan Smithhttp://huzzah.edublogs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849832438473440754.post-10974533796155019712009-10-25T17:13:47.184-07:002009-10-25T17:13:47.184-07:00After reading your post I'm kicking myself eve...After reading your post I'm kicking myself even more for not going!<br /><br />I wanted to share that for the first time I'm (almost) entirely stepping back in a course I'm teaching. I started teaching a Photojournalism course in September. The main goal is to create the school yearbook, however there is enough time with the course inside the school schedule to do newsletters, multimedia projects, etc. <br /><br />As it's a board authorized course, I have a lttle more leeway and I decided to let the students write the course outline, including how they would be assessed and evaluated. It took almost two weeks, but now, for the first time, I'm teaching a course that is completely created by and run by, students. It's an interesting experience and so far, the course is running smoothly. The students are definitely showing positive signs related to the fact that it's their course and they are responsible for directing the learning activities. <br /><br />I don't know how I would do such a thing within a Ministry IRP, but it's a start!Errinhttp://justathought.edublogs.orgnoreply@blogger.com