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//Questions for reflection// How do I position myself as a learner? How will I learn from others in the school; the teachers, the students? What kinds of conversations promote my learning and the learning of others?
 * April 19th - Next Steps: Seeking learning opportunities in our day to day work.**

How will I learn from the partnership?

__Committment to Action__

Choose a 'learning opportunity' within the school. Use the scaffold below to record your reflections (click edit and then continue to add to the table)

// Describe what you saw, what you heard, what you’ve brought? // || What does this mean about learning in your school? || What are the implications of this for you? For your next steps? What else do you need to know? || ‘__Open Learning’__ – doors open, welcome to come in, teachers and students continue their lessons and the learning when you visit.
 * What did you notice?
 * **April 19th**

Flexibility of space and shared learning spaces – collective ownership Teachers in and out of each others rooms Teachers supporting each others learning & asking for assistance Vibrant classroom – students work up, students own what is in the room, scaffolds around the room. Multiple things are happening in the rooms ‘buzz for learning’ – students, teachers and parents. Student presenting their learning/products to others, feedback opportunities. Teachers pre-planning and excited about learning and units.

‘__Closed Learning’__ – doors closed – can’t see into the room, guarded, teachers stop what they are doing. Teacher at desk – Owning their space for learning

Teacher directed learning – teacher talk student listening, questions back and forth from teacher to student. All sitting at the floor, all at tables

Messy/uncared for rooms – no student work on walls || Open to learning, the teachers want to learn, learning is interactive. The teachers are risk takers – Teachers are directing their learning, teachers knowing their learning needs and feel comfortable to use mentoring opportunities. Teachers passionate about the learning and self initiating and contribute back to the school so others can learn Planning for units directed by teachers, but out of great excitement and enthusiasm. Student are more confident to speak to others about their learning Teacher learning is catching in the school – the learning is spreading as teachers talk about the excitement

Teacher in control of the learning

Classroom is their space || How do we get involved in this learning? How can we be open and flexible to be in the moment of learning? What might my role be in this ‘learning opportunity’? How will I be perceived, don’t want to be ‘checking up’

Opportunities eg:: readers circles, inquiry unit (building the chicken coop…) the excursion to the city (pre- during – post)

How might the Elwood story be useful to the group of teachers planning the inquiry?

What opportunities exist to build relationships with this group of teachers? (eg the Melbourne excursion) ||