A Collaborator and Servant for the Learning Community

A professional learning community should share a common understanding of the purpose for learning to align with IB’s philosophy and mission, implement programs with the guidance of IB program standards and practices, embrace student-centered educational approaches, and collaborate in effective relationships to foster international-mindedness, approaches to learning and learner profile in response to the various local contexts and the changing needs of the learning community. The dynamic learning community work together with coordinated efforts, aiming at positive impact on families, and students’ and teachers’ lifetime development, and the social progress under the guidance of educational principles, ie. Social Constructivism Vygotsky (1978), Theory of Cognitive Development Bruner (1990), Multi-intelligence Gardner (1993), Progressivism and Education and Democracy John Dewey (1916), Social Reconstructionism Theodore Brameld (1956), Critical Pedagogy Freire Paulo (1970).

Collaborative Strategies

A collaborative learning community implements effective collaboration strategies, contributes their expertise, experiences, and perspectives to the teamwork in both formal and informal settings.

Workshops, class observations, and teaching modelling are some formal meathods for professional learning. Pre-class and after-class discussions are more informal to share perspectives on learning and teaching.

Teaching Plans Completed at Teachers’ Workshop Focusing on Language

Teaching Assistant Workshop

Teaching assistants became more confident and assured about their responsibilities in the class with the learning-by-doing approach.

Demo Class for Marketing

After rehearsals of demo classes collaboratively planned, teachers were giving demo classes with my support as a TA and course consultant for parents.

Collaborative Learning in the Global Learning Community

My Feedback on a Colleague’s Assignment for the MEd. Course

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Feedback from My Instructors of the MEd. Course and IB Educator Certificate

Feedback on Inquiry Lesson Planning

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Feedback on Unit of Inquiry Planning

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Feedback on End-of-term Reflection in Teaching Portfolio

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Feedback from My Colleagues of the MEd. Course and IB Educator Certificate

Feedback on Discussion Forum

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Feedback on My Inspiration for Portfolio Ideas

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Reflection on Educational Leadership

I have been using my previous bosses as counterexamples or role models to reflect on my own leadership style and the future leader I would like to be. The only one of them has become my partner because she has changed and accepted IB philosophy, so has me. IB education aims to foster leadership within the learning community through the realization of the key elements, such as IB mission, international-mindedness, concept-based learning, inquiry, learner profile, approaches to learning, agency and self-efficacy. We learn from each other on a worldwide scale. We take action as global citizens towards common goals with critical thinking, problem-solving skills, collaboration, and shared reflection.

https://explore.volarisgroup.com/volaris-group-blog/difference-between-a-boss-and-a-leader

Inquiry-based Learning Workshop Schedule

The workshop themed in early learning systems provided an introduction of inquiry-based and play-based learning for new teachers through a learning-by-doing approach based on teachers’ experience and understanding of early learners.

Reference:

IBO, 2020, Standards and Practices

Indeed Editorial Team, 15 Effective Collaboration Strategies for the Workplace

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/collaboration-strategy

Extra-curricular Project Management

The experience to collaborate with foreign teachers as an extracurricular project manager for kindergarteners and primary students in the learning community deepned my understanding of students from the public sector and the strengths and weakenesses of foreign teachers.

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