innovate collaborate transform ecoo 2013 final
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Innovate, Collaborate, Transformwith Learning Connections
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What is Learning Connections?
Learning Connections (LC) is: Funded by a grant from the Ontario Ministry of
Education, Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat An online community driven by the collaboration of
school districts called District Champions District Champions Align their involvement with their district level plans Engage in sharing and collaborations with other district
champions Build capacity within their district with support from LC
Who is involved?
Blended Approach to Professional Learning
“Student learning depends on every teacher learning all the time.” (Fullan, 2007, p. 35)
Nearpod Demonstration
If you downloaded the Nearpod APP: Open the app on your device Click on “Student” then enter PIN: DMJHY
Using a browser on a computer: Go to the website: http://www.nearpod.com/ Click on “Join Session” at top right and enter PIN: DMJHY
Blended Approach to Professional LearningPersonalized Learning Learning Online Educational Speakers Collaboration and Learning Online Book Studies Pilot Applications Twitter APPdates21st Century Leadership ABEL Leadership Round Table Leadership Summit: APP That!
http://plp.abel.yorku.ca
Personalized LearningLearning Online – gain some APPtitude Scheduled Learning included:
Use Evernote Everywhere Collaborate in Google
OnDemand Learning included: Google Drive, WordPress, Moodle…
Educational Speakers – APPsolute must see! Variety of videos available Learn about exemplary practices presented by experts in their field
Collaboration and LearningOnline Book Studies Math Expressions
3 online asynchronous meetings Online activities and discussions
Pilot Applications Review and pilot new applications Coming soonTwitter APPdates Note-taking Cloud Storage Capture Student Thinking
21st Century LeadershipABEL Leadership Round Table Topics for discussion included:
Collaborate and Share with Apps App That! Are you Online?
Leadership Summit 2014: APP That! Planning for 2 days at York U Leaders in Education
Building Community and Sharing Best Practice
“Connected learning communities are designed to support the professional development goals their members have chosen to improve instruction and subsequently bring about increased growth and achievement for the 21st century learner.” (Nussbaum-Beach & Ritter Hall, 2012, p. 38)
Building Community and Sharing Best Practice
Face-to-face at York University Two conferences
Websites Access to the tools, resources and professional learning Share, collaborate and learn from each other
Monthly Online Meetings Synchronous to share, collaborate, and build community
Face-to-Face at York U
Fall LC District Champion Conference 38 participants from 11 school districts and Ministry Meet and greet to promote collaboration 2 opportunities for hands-on sessions Planning timeSpring LC District Champion Conference Coming May, 2014 Time to share work done throughout the year Planning time for 2014-2015 year
Websites
LC hosts two websites for members to access:http://www.learningconnections.on.ca/ Access to the tools and resources Link to professional learning site:
http://plp.abel.yorku.ca/http://lcchampions.abel.yorku.ca/ Share projects, ask questions Learn from each other
Monthly On-line Meetings
Representatives from Champion Districts meet online Provide information regarding upcoming professional
learning Champions provide feedback to program office about
their needs Planning time for LC events
Sharing of best practices Each month 1-2 districts take 15 minutes to share Opportunity to ask questions and collaborate
Cross-District ProjectsNew this year! Proposals for projects with multiple districts Collaboration between LC Champions across Ontario Projects to promote the improvement of literacy and/or
numeracy instruction with the integration of technology Educators and students benefit from the cross district
collaboration
District iPad Minis
Collaborative project for LC Champions Capture district LC story through media and
sharing Photos and short video of district LC events Capture short interviews or reflections ABEL videographers to produce video for each
districtLearn to manage iDevices at a distance How to add apps How to share and collaborate How to engage teachers using iPads
Sample LC Projects“The integration of technology and pedagogy to maximize learning must meet four criteria. It must be irresistibly engaging; elegantly efficient (challenging but easy to use); technologically ubiquitous; and steeped in real-life problem solving.” (Fullan, 2013, p. 33)
http://lcchampions.abel.yorku.ca/
Reflector App https://www.reflectorapp.com/
Cool features: You don’t need an Apple TV to project
your iDevice You can project multiple devices Inexpensive
Cautions: Use the trial version to check if it
works on your network
Rainbow DSB Integrate inquiry-based learning with literacy in
the grade 7-8 science classroom Based on Professional Learning Cycle using literacy
strategies from: “Adolescent Literacy Guide” Co-planning among teachers from different
schools
Near North DSB Professional learning for teachers for literacy and
numeracy instruction using D2L Coaching model to build capacity Plan and share their learning in an LC course in D2L
Simcoe County DSB Educators learn in their area Hubs through
collaborative inquiry Teachers propose inquiry projects to include several
schools to obtain release time and support Professional learning and sharing based on their
project
Limestone DSB Continue building on student understanding of
accountable talk Teaching and learning mathematics through
problem solving and math processes Professional learning throughout the year Create LC community in LDSB
Ottawa Catholic DSB Support tools to capture conversations, observations
and product Core LC teachers to host job-embedded classroom
observational sites for other teachers Professional learning to build capacity
Research in LC Partnered with Institute for Research in
Learning Technologies, York University research and evaluates the work of the
program 2011-2012: Learning Connections: Project
Year End Report 2012-2013: Learning Connection:
Developing Skills for the 21st Century 2013-2014: To be determined
Research for Improvement
2011-2012: LC Project Year End Report Changed format of monthly meetings to highlight 1-2
districts Provided comprehensive online space for sharing and
collaboration: http://lcchampions.abel.yorku.ca/ Continued to provide two face to face conferences:
“Continue to provide the two face-to-face sessions. They really help to build capacity and collaboration across boards in Ontario. We really appreciate and look forward to those opportunities to meet and share with others.” (Wideman, 2012, p. 13)
Research for 21st Century Learning2012-2013: LC - Developing Skills for the 21st Century Provide a framework to align LC project proposals with
21st century learning skills Case study of 2 districts Preliminary review of past proposals:
“Most projects explicitly incorporated inquiry, expository, communicative, and collaborative skill dimensions in their pedagogical design and classroom implementations, and all made use of ICT in ways that required students to apply (and further develop) important ICT literacy skills.” (Wideman, 2013, p. 34)
For more information
Learning Connectionshttp://learningconnections.on.ca/
LC Collaboration http://lcchampions.abel.yorku.ca/
ABEL Program site http://abelearn.ca/
Resources Wideman, H. (2012). Learning connections: Project year-end
report 2011-2012. Toronto, ON: Institute for Research on Learning Technologies, York University.
Wideman, H. (2013). Learning connections: Developing skills for the 21st century. Toronto, ON: Institute for Research on Learning Technologies, York University.
Nussbaum-Beach, S., & Ritter Hall, L. (2012). The Connected Educator: Learning and leading in a digital age. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
Fullan, M. (2013). Stratosphere: Integrating technology, pedagogy, and change knowledge. Toronto: Pearson Canada Inc.
Fullan, M. (2007). Change the terms for teacher learning. JSD The Learning Forward Journal, 28(3), 35-36. Retrieved from http://www.michaelfullan.ca/media/13396074650.pdf
Thank you!Anita