This project was divided into four levels (school board, headmaster, teacher and pupil level) who worked together in order to develop educational organizations that are based on scientific foundations, proven experience and an evidence-based approach. Parallel to this, the project…
Swedish teachers and school leaders as researchers within their own practice
Katina Thelin (presenter) & Hans-Åke Scherp, ECER, Porto, 3 september 2014 Abstract This paper reports findings from a Swedish school development project in which the development process was designed and structured as a course in systematic-knowledge-building based on day-to-day issues.…
Final Board Meeting – Swedish side
The Swedish Council for Higher Education will arrange a meeting where all parts of the final report dealt with, particular emphasis on the financial statements. Representatives from the Swedish side of the project will participate at this meeting May 12 in…
Experience Learning Spiral
As an aid in our collegial learning, we use “Experience Learning Spiral”. It is easy to quickly get into “doing” without first stopping to set aside time for reflection where my and others’ experiences is the starting point. Conclusions/lessons form…
Learning organizations and problem-based school development
In a learning organization, the bottom-up perspective on school development is emphasized and co-workers’ empowerment is strengthened. A learning organization is characterized by being more conscious of and systematic in experiential learning at the individual, group and organization level than…
Planning 5th Working Visit
We have just stepped into the last part of the project. In the spring, we will continue to reflect our activities and the final report should be written. Upcoming working visit will have “experience learning spiral” as a starting point.…
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Learning conversations.
One method that we frequently use with our students, but also at our meetings is the ”learning conversation.” This method helps us to maintain focus, ensures that everyone can be heard and that everyone gets the same amount of speaking…