tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.comments2022-06-30T02:06:55.344-07:00Collaboration in EducationBecchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13633693157818188620noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-66076728749167354812017-06-12T16:16:41.066-07:002017-06-12T16:16:41.066-07:00Thanks for this series of posts. I have been diggi...Thanks for this series of posts. I have been digging back through them to help as we get started with collaborative inquiries within our school.GeoMouldeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15578896224787889134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-16266116090993964642015-09-22T20:32:27.551-07:002015-09-22T20:32:27.551-07:00thanks for your comment Shane :) Keep initiating t...thanks for your comment Shane :) Keep initiating the groundswell!!Rebbecca Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00318777407923328953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-60991862696617097422015-09-02T03:03:39.367-07:002015-09-02T03:03:39.367-07:00As a leader who is profoundly aware of the huge ch...As a leader who is profoundly aware of the huge change that is currently being undertaken in schools, I feel at times quite hesitant to push too hard in introducing too many things in any one year. We have to embed quality before engaging in "new" things and our staff are working very hard in ensuring children are supported in their learning pathways.<br />This however, doesn't mean that we don't try to initiate a groundswell of new energy, especially from those in the middle leadership and engage them more and in hindsight, probably earlier.<br /><br />Your honesty about your reflective practise is so evident and as a critical thinker, you challenge yourself often. You are a real role model in this. Shane Bucknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410783119277999048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-47388135780125838552015-08-24T17:02:10.450-07:002015-08-24T17:02:10.450-07:00Exactly my thinking too Nick! We're always lin...Exactly my thinking too Nick! We're always lined up like that! I have been hearing of other amazing teams and am definitely planning to capture what they do in various ways. Chrissie B helped me in that thinking yesterday too. Exciting times :)Becchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633693157818188620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-29218876434601668602015-08-23T17:13:30.710-07:002015-08-23T17:13:30.710-07:00Hi Becc - this is a comprehensive review that has ...Hi Becc - this is a comprehensive review that has heaps in it of value for discussion in the development of your SA Professional Practice role. Thanks for sharing in this way. Additionally, it could provide a springboard for a series of cross organisational snapshots of practice and be a part your knowledge base in the role. Anyway, good to see this thinking.Nick Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096757244938799937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-51654333014667881512015-04-22T17:13:46.091-07:002015-04-22T17:13:46.091-07:00Really enjoyed your video. Found it easy-to-follow...Really enjoyed your video. Found it easy-to-follow and can see a heap of reasons while folks would find what you outline useful! Thanks Beccs.<br /><br />Can I be super cheeky and ask you to share the same post and video with the UChoose online community and the Ethos online community, please :DHazel Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08950941425471706113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-17610525546057389912014-10-13T13:35:18.095-07:002014-10-13T13:35:18.095-07:00Hey Maurice - thanks for your comment! I have seen...Hey Maurice - thanks for your comment! I have seen that clip before but had forgotten about it. It's a great example. One thing that I think is very important is that we don't just set goals and use terms like "agency" in them, but we also define what these terms mean and look like before we start planning and taking action. Look forward to hearing how your exploration goes! :)Becchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633693157818188620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-17020945236606172632014-10-13T13:27:35.844-07:002014-10-13T13:27:35.844-07:00Hi Rebbecca, I really enjoyed reading the blog tha...Hi Rebbecca, I really enjoyed reading the blog thanks. Regarding student agency I stumbled across a video from students at Monument mountain high school in the states and how they are designing their own learning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RElUmGI5gLc if you haven't already seen it it is worth a look. <br /><br />I'm trying to get my head around how student agency could/should look in the primary setting.Maurice Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299959740774504890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-1227898932934279192014-10-12T20:57:59.969-07:002014-10-12T20:57:59.969-07:00More Great Links:
Derek Wenmoth on Transformation ...More Great Links:<br />Derek Wenmoth on Transformation vs Improvement (clustering vs networked system): http://player.vimeo.com/video/88565218<br /><br />Inquiry paper from Nikki Kaye: http://www.parliament.nz/resource/0000243164<br /> <br />NZCER Paper 1: http://www.nzcer.org.nz/research/publications/supporting-future-oriented-learning-and-teaching-new-zealand-perspective<br /> <br />NZCER Paper 2 (more for teacher needs etc): http://www.nzcer.org.nz/research/publications/swimming-out-our-depth-leading-learning-21st-century-schools<br /> <br />Becchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633693157818188620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-68332469440480142502014-09-24T20:26:21.882-07:002014-09-24T20:26:21.882-07:00Thanks Andrea!! :)Thanks Andrea!! :)Becchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633693157818188620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-90363463459118352412014-09-24T15:05:38.592-07:002014-09-24T15:05:38.592-07:00Thanks Rebbecca for a thought provoking and intere...Thanks Rebbecca for a thought provoking and interesting read. I love how freely you share your ideas and thinking. You are definitely "walking the talk of collaboration"<br />Andrea WylieNeil, Andrea and Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15880192065637735449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-69296047088500162232014-09-01T01:15:56.951-07:002014-09-01T01:15:56.951-07:00Hehe! Inquiry is my Thang too Boony! :)Hehe! Inquiry is my Thang too Boony! :)Becchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633693157818188620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-70808806726458259682014-08-31T23:14:04.779-07:002014-08-31T23:14:04.779-07:00Great post Rebbecca. I look forward to reading mor...Great post Rebbecca. I look forward to reading more - Inquiry is my new thang!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07528242567216106582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-13148736234885784852014-08-31T18:58:26.183-07:002014-08-31T18:58:26.183-07:00Brilliant, thanks Becc.Brilliant, thanks Becc.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815838985671873132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-82470803565747904602014-08-31T18:52:56.664-07:002014-08-31T18:52:56.664-07:00Kia ora Paula! Thanks for reading :)
The reason I...Kia ora Paula! Thanks for reading :) <br />The reason I used the word evidence in the widest possible sense is that in my experience it is definitely good to start with a priority achievement problem but then to quickly move beyond achievement data to data about practices attached to that - everyone's practices including kids and their families. Depending on the results of an initial situation or practice analysis I think it is a good idea to then go down some different rabbit holes to find out more, so if engagement comes up - then sure - go and look at engagement. Observation data about teacher and leader practices is ideal if schools have systems up and running around observations with clear purpose. As you engage in situation analysis or the "scanning" and "focussing" parts of inquiry you would need to continually look at ways to narrow your focus that the things that are of highest priority - there is always way more going on than what we can possibly focus on at one time - so that is where you can look to research and other evidence about what is going to have the most impact and prioritise your focus in that way. In my next post I will be sharing a bit more about the types of evidence you can gather and ways to gather it.<br />BeccBecchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633693157818188620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-78588445839915739772014-08-31T18:15:53.520-07:002014-08-31T18:15:53.520-07:00A great post that details the importance of common...A great post that details the importance of common needs based goals. I just wanted to get clarification around the evidence one should be gathering. When you say student evidence I assume you mean achievement data and perhaps cognitive and behavioural engagement observations? What sort of data would you be collecting for teacher and leadership? Do you mean observational data and looking at what the research says is best practice? <br />Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815838985671873132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-86864287775022676432014-08-30T19:31:27.911-07:002014-08-30T19:31:27.911-07:00Great post Rebecca (and good feedback Hazel) - I&#...Great post Rebecca (and good feedback Hazel) - I'll be watching the future posts with interest! I think these questions are really pertinent to the emerging discussion and policy direction around clusters and clustering of schools. Too many things about how the cluster relationships work and what it takes to sustain and maintain them are taken for granted I feel - your post exposes the thinking that needs to be done and knowledge that is to be generated and shared.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773374927909792914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-16727054091217944592014-08-28T23:11:05.370-07:002014-08-28T23:11:05.370-07:00Thanks you two! :) Thanks you two! :) Becchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633693157818188620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-19536150077216323722014-08-28T22:21:09.402-07:002014-08-28T22:21:09.402-07:00Thanks for adding your valuable thoughts and knowl...Thanks for adding your valuable thoughts and knowledge here Hazel!<br />In my experience a lack of role clarity in a cluster/network can lead to a breakdown in relational trust and your second point about commitment from some core members is a good one - I think commitment needs to spread much wider than a core group of leaders and accountability needs to be spread to communities and children and families etc etc. This is about coherence too and I will write a whole separate piece on the importance of coherence.<br /><br />As for your final three questions - I have lots of experience and ideas about how to ensure/achieve these things and I will be writing several posts about each of those and more. <br /><br />Please keep coming back and adding more comments as I share more in this space! <br /><br />:) BeccBecchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633693157818188620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-76721209103087242492014-08-27T02:08:08.709-07:002014-08-27T02:08:08.709-07:00OK - having a minor moment that I can't commen...OK - having a minor moment that I can't comment with the blog post readable, unless I open the comments in another tab! ;-) But that is a limitation of the platform, not feedback on your post.<br /><br />Really enjoyed your post...thanks for addressing some key points around how and why collaboration that is transformational happens in some communities but not others.<br /><br />The notion of being comfortable and focussing on the positive, rather than formatively challenging...or extending someone's thinking is, I feel, a fundamental aspect of a robust (gotta love that word) professional community. <br /><br />From experience of, and research into, the Virtual Professional Learning and Development (VPLD) community (http://virtualicteltpd.ning.com/), one of the two reasons that some dialogue can ask some hard questions, are 1) the clarity of roles and trust within the community; and 2) the commitment of some core members (who participate in the associated VPLD programme) to share and reflect on their practice. What are your experiences / thoughts?<br /><br />This brings me to a few further questions:<br />1) How do you feel a community can build the sort of dynamic where it is OK / encouraged to 'go below the surface'?<br />2) What do you feel "commitment to a common, needs-based goal" look like? How do you feel this can be detailed enough to be relevant to a diverse range of community members?<br />3) How do you feel that community members can be encouraged to develop the skills such that when they give feedback, or ask questions, they don't undermine confidence or come across as confrontational?<br /><br />There's a few more questions...but maybe later ;-p<br /><br />Thanks for the thought-provoking post!Hazel Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08950941425471706113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-82605623823612030902014-08-25T01:50:16.785-07:002014-08-25T01:50:16.785-07:00Happy heart! I look forward to reading more! XOHappy heart! I look forward to reading more! XOMiss Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513924264112982215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366785582387344669.post-56106840431674424832014-08-25T01:37:10.687-07:002014-08-25T01:37:10.687-07:00Nice one, Rebbecca! Blogging is about learning, I ...Nice one, Rebbecca! Blogging is about learning, I do believe. Onward, the journey!Elizabeth Leigh Hyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084868864223047698noreply@blogger.com