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1. Inquiry in a Digital WorldNurturing Collaborative Inquiry.Toronto, Ontario June 27-30, 2011Please link to googledoc, and your TYPEWITHME through your email before we start.

2. Please link to googledoc, and your TYPEWITHME through your email before we start.

3. IntroductionsWho We Are Mary Abbott Project coordinator The Critical Thinking Consortium TC2) Nanaimo, BC Tanya de Hoog Asst Head and PYP Coordinator Branksome Hall Toronto, ON Jennifer Colleran Grade 1 teacher Primary Division Head Branksome Hall Toronto, ON Cathy Russell IT teacher Junior Division Head Branksome Hall Toronto, ON Evita Strobele Grade 6 teacher Branksome Hall Toronto, ON

4. Collaboration Using Digital Technologies 1. Refresher: What is collaboration 2. Critique the piece: Voicethread 3. Exploring the sites… 4. Goal setting in own units

5. Standards and Practices Standard C3 Teaching and Learning: • 6 Teaching and learning address human commonality, diversity and multiple perspectives. • 11 Teaching and learning incorporates a range of resources, including information technologies. • 13 Teaching and learning engages students in reflecting on how, what and why they are learning. • 14 Teaching and learning fosters a stimulating learning environment based on understanding and respect PYP requirement: • The school provides environments in which students work both independently and collaboratively. • Teaching and learning empowers students to take self-initiated action as a result of their learning • 15 Teaching and learning encourages students to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.

7. Consider new paradigm in education and PYP… Skills Knowledge Attitudes Concepts Action

8. Collaboration • Inquiry occurs through participation in a collaborative community. When we inquire together to solve a problem, we support each other and learn from and with each other. • We learn IN experience, not just from experience.(I.e. apprenticeships. Some are experts, some are on the periphery working toward becoming an expert.) Even those on the periphery belong to the community. (i.e. emergent readers vs. non-readers)

10. Critical, creative and collaborative inquiry (C3 inquiry) Teaching and learning is a matter of working with the support of others to draw well-informed and often imaginative conclusions involving the subject matter of the curriculum. C3 inquiry is based on rigorous thinking about the curriculum that is not simply reactive, but also imaginative and productive, and not always solitary, but often in tandem with others. Complementary roles: We can engage students simultaneously in thinking critically (the rigorous quality of their thinking), while being creative (a purpose for thinking), and collaborative (the social context in which is it conducted).

11. Collaborative Thinkingfrom Keynote: Students determine nature of interaction so that it honours everyone contributions (role, time, length of discussion) Structure of the discussion is determined by the norms of collaboration established by the group (e.g. paraphrasing to clarify understanding, probing, promote a spirit of inquiry, honour all voices, withhold judgments) Encourages discussion and accepting of dissent. Dialogue contributes to a deeper shared understanding leading to individual application of the ideas to solve a problem or create a product.

12. How is the following flight of starlings a metaphor for collaboration using digital technologies (… and how isn’t it?) http://wn.com/Starlings_on_Otmoor,_Oxfordshire Typewithme Reflection http://typewith.me/c2iCThOtPN

13. Analyze this Voicethread for elements of collaboration.

14. Inquiry notes on ed.voicethread… Students determine nature of interaction so that it honours everyone contributions (role, time, length of discussion) Structure of the discussion is determined by the norms of collaboration established by the group (e.g. paraphrasing to clarify understanding, probing, promote a spirit of inquiry, honour all voices, withhold judgments) Encourages discussion and accepting of dissent. Dialogue contributes to a deeper shared understanding leading to individual application of the ideas to solve a problem or create a product.

15. Why do kids play to learn about a new environment…

16. So we will too… • Individually, in pairs or small groups we will each take on the job of ‘previewing’ an online collaborative tool. • Use the googledoc with same title as the section your link is listed under • Include reference to the 4 criteria or ICT skills for collaboration in your notes

17. Before we leave… • Let’s stick some goals on our goal wall • http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/collagoals

18. Consider these ideas from keynote:

19. Traditional Classroom Methodology TEACHER Students

20. Constructivist Theory / Methodologies Teachers, Students and Other Adults Enduring Understanding: At the heart of the cycle is the learner constructing meaning. Connecting, building a conceptual framework, collaborating, inquiring, developing skills, understanding, sharing knowledge, action…