This chapter gives us much to think about in relation to our learning networks (both face-to-face and online). I think we all have congenial relationships with our fellow teachers but do we have collegial relationships where we create real change? Page 63 (print) states that "collegial relationships are characterized by conversations about practice, problems, and solutions to learning challenges for all students, and about ways to improve the school overall." Think about your learning networks...are they congenial or collegial? How can we move from the first to the second? Look at the google sideshow at http://bit.ly/hxsC5y - how do you answer the questions listed at the end of the chapter? 1. What are our guiding principles for how we should operate and work together? 2. Why do they exist? 3. What do we want to create? 4. What should school look like to support the needs of today's learners? (Feel free to add a slide to the document and just submit the slide number in place of the answer if you want).
When thinking about my learning networks along with congenial and collegial relationshipps the first thing that came to mind was lunch. I eat lunch each day with fellow special ed teachers in my building. Every day we have congenial relationships but many days are collegial. We discuss issues we are having in the classroom with our students. brainstorm, consider suggestions, act on them and then report back. I feel I can do this with most teachers in my building.I am usually having discussions on a daily basis about how to support my students for success in the general ed setting.
ReplyDeleteI would like to start a blog or some sort of community where teachers can go to support each other. I believe transparency vital. There should openness and a willingness to respect differing opinions. It should be a place of giving and learning of information. It should be a place of support in failures and rejoicing in successes.
I am sure this place exists but sometimes it is hard to join an already established group.
I created a slide on the Google slideshow. I am slide #115.
ReplyDeleteGreat slide Sandy. I really like the quote about teachers.
DeleteMary Rose emailed me to ask how to add a slide like Sandy. I did a little investigation and found that you can open the slide show on any device, but you need a computer or chrome book in order to add the slide. I couldn't figure out how to add a slide using the iPad. I assume that this is one of the apple vs google issues. If you have discovered any tricks...please feel free to post them for us all.
ReplyDeleteYou know what I love about this group? I am doing things that I have never done before. I made a slide as well. I am slide #116.
ReplyDeleteMary Rose. I love the learning tree. May we all plant seeds of knowledge in our students and colleagues.
ReplyDeleteI also made a slide (my first)! It is #118. I'm pretty impressed!
ReplyDeleteMy slide is #124 - it has a picture of a spiral staircase on the bottom right!
ReplyDeleteI created my slide on the google document. It was a little tough to figure out what to say and I admit that I borrowed a couple lines from Traci's slide:) My slide is #126.
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ReplyDeleteMine is slide #128.
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