Teachers Without Borders/Teacher Collaboration


 * by teachers for teachers

= Teacher Collaboration=

Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation


 * Analysis - needs, audience, limitations, success, delivery - web, radio, mobile, facilitate, on-site, tutoring, mentoring, supervision, rewards


 * Design / Development - find, reuse, remix - WE, eHow
 * Implementation
 * Evaluation

Questions
 * primary concerns -
 * time for lessons - length (words, time), detail
 * motivation -
 * internet access - frequency, reliability - email, discussions, eReading - online / offline
 * offline reading - print, file / pdf, cdrom

=== Prototypes - lessons, specific topics ===


 * WE pages - watchlist (subscribe), collaborate
 * groups - Google, Yahoo - WikiEducator http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator
 * Ning - Classroom 2.0 http://www.classroom20.com/, Web 2 Class Digiteaching http://web2class.ning.com/ - asynchronous discussion, blog, static content, public/private, updates
 * blog - reference, subscribe, RSS feed, comments - feedback / limited interaction
 * internet - eHow (with ads)http://www.ehow.com/how_5131387_great-classroom-management.html
 * video - YouTube, Vimeo http://vimeo.com
 * conferencing - WiZiQ.com, Elluminate
 * email - text, resources links
 * mobile / audio file ? duration / file size ? phone recorded message
 * text messaging - catch phrase teaser, link
 * subscription - email frequency
 * RSS
 * social media - Facebook, Twitter
 * community of practice - identify needs, sequence distribution ? connectivity
 * Master Teachers - resource

=== Topics===
 * classroom management
 * curriculum - strategies, lesson planning, pedagogy, learning styles, presentation, reflection, reinforcement, scaffolding
 * assessment, evaluation
 * subjects - Science, Mathematics, English


 * Foundations of Teaching Practice
 * Instructional Planning and Strategies
 * Instructional Presentation and Follow-Up
 * Literacy and Elementary Reading
 * Elementary Language Arts and Handwriting
 * Math and Science
 * Health, VPA, and Social Studies ?? Visual and Performing Arts

=== Lessons, Skills===

WikiEducator


 * Life Skills Development http://wikieducator.org/Life_Skills_Development Unit Three/Conflict Resolution and Anger Management Lesson Types of Conflicts http://wikieducator.org/Life_Skills_Development/Unit_Three/Conflict_Resolution_and_Anger_Management/Lesson#Types_of_Conflicts


 * Communication skills http://wikieducator.org/Life_Skills_Development/Module_Three - the process, methods, barriers, listening skills, conflict resolution and anger management interactions with others through technology, speech, drama and gestures


 * Adult Learning Theories, Principles and Practices http://wikieducator.org/Learner_Centred_Learning/Adult_Learning_Theories,_Principles_and_Practices

Other sources - non-profit, no advertising


 * Teaching Reading Skills - Adults learn to Read http://www.scn.org/cmp/modules/rea-int.htm English, Spanish, French


 * Teaching Methods http://wikieducator.org/Training_Methods - Role-playing http://www.scn.org/cmp/modules/tm-rply.htm 1500 words English, Chinese, Spanish, Filipino, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian

Commercial - no charge, advertising supported


 * Great Classroom Management http://www.ehow.com/how_5131387_great-classroom-management.html

=== Examples===
 * course - FOC08, CCK08, CCK09 - facilitated online, include readings, videos, discussions, activities, reflection assignments
 * Facilitating online communities (FOC) http://wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities
 * Teaching, Learning and Technology (TLT) http://wikieducator.org/Teaching,_Learning_and_Technology


 * topic with lessons - Life Skills Development http://wikieducator.org/Life_Skills_Development


 * activity lesson plan - Biology http://wikieducator.org/Life_in_a_Bottle, Chemistry http://wikieducator.org/Erupt_into_Chemistry! more Biology http://wikieducator.org/Hill_of_beans


 * open textbook - Education http://collegeopentextbooks.org/educationbooks.html - Educational Psychology http://docs.globaltext.terry.uga.edu:8095/anonymous/webdav/Educational%20Psychology/Educational%20Psychology.pdf (CC-BY) .pdf 373pages


 * blogs - The Edublogger http://theedublogger.com/, Learnodes http://www.learnodes.com/

=== Resources===


 * WikiEducator - "objects" http://wikieducator.org/User:Vtaylor/WE_learning_objects


 * Connexions http://cnx.org/ - courses, open textbooks


 * Integrating Technology for Active Life-long Learning (IT4ALL)http://integrating-technology.org/


 * WikiEducator tutorials http://wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial - What is a wiki? http://wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial/What_is_a_wiki, Images and Media http://wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial/Images_and_Media


 * Tapped In http://tappedin.org - teacher training, support, interest groups http://tappedin.org/tappedin/do/CalendarAction?


 * Teaching and Learning Strategies http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/front_strategies.html - Arts in Education http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/arts/front_arts.htm


 * Games in Education http://cis2f08.edublogs.org/2008/11/07/games-in-education/ student review submissions