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Learning
Circles
The art of collaborative
on-line learning - skills for the 21st century.
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Learning
Circles are highly interactive, project-based
partnerships between a small number of
schools/colleges/WBP (Centre). A learning circle
can be based within an LEA, across the UK or
link up with schools across the World. We have
a number of standard topics or can work with
centres to customise a circle to meet their
needs |
We've had a very busy but
extremely enjoyable term completing our
'Water, Water' Learning Circle. I cannot
believe how hard the students have worked to
complete this and how little I had to do!
It was a very humbling experience for a
teacher who is 'overworked'! Helen
Jones Ysgol Y Pant
Learning Circles
are an innovative and challenging way to engage
in learning. To see details of the circles
currently on offer click the link at the bottom
of this page.
What is a
Learning Circle?
A Learning Circle
is created by a team of 5 -6 teachers and their
classes joined in the virtual space of an
electronic classroom. The groups remains
together over a 2 -3 month period working on
projects drawn from the curriculum of each of
the classrooms organized around a selected
theme.
At the end of the
term the group collects and publishes its work.
This “report” can take many forms. We only
specify that it must be able to be hosted on a
website. So far we have had presentations, art
work, web pages, poetry and even a mini
opera! Then, just as any class of students does,
the Learning Circle comes to an end. Each
session begins with new groupings of classes
into Learning Circles
Working
within a larger community provides direction and
support to explore creative ways of integrating
communications technology into your classroom.
The supporting network provides much more than
the technical links between the classrooms; it
provides a rich network of human resources for
learning how to use telecommunications as an
instructional tool.
Highlighted section link
to the recommendations of the Webb Report
- Click Here
To find out more
about the research background to Learning
Circles - Click
Here
iEARN UK offers
Learning Circles for UK based learners and also
provides links and support for international
circles to find out more -
Click Here