Discussions

Papers

1.  The Canvey School Partnership
   Sharan Allsopp
   Canvey School Partnership
   England, United Kingdom
2.  Partnership plus: the power of new school networks
   Rosalyn Black
   Education Foundation Australia
   Victoria, Australia
3.  Xarxa Llegim en Parella (Reading in Pairs Network) schools in Catalonia
   Silvia Blanch, David Duran & Marta Flores
   University of Barcelona
   Catalonia, Spain
4.  The power of networking within a school
   Simon Carson
   Norton College
   England, United Kingdom
5.  Online learning communities for Canadian teachers
   David Dibbon & Ken Stevens
   Memorial University
   Newfoundland, Canada
6.  The REAL Project: a positive response to the problem of ethnic minority achievement
   Matt Dickenson
   London Gifted & Talented
   England, United Kingdom
7.  Networking: sharing ideas about pedagogy
   Robyn Floyd
   Glen Iris Primary School
   Victoria, Australia
8.  The importance of peer networks for recently qualified science teachers
   Alison Fox & Elaine Wilson
   University of Cambridge
   England, United Kingdom
9.  Getting (and keeping) in touch: a dance educator’s perspective on networking with the world
   Lesley Graham
   University of Tasmania
   Tasmania, Australia
10.  Networks: the FM, medium or short-wave approach
    Henry Gray
    Leanyer School
    Northern Territory, Australia
11.  Networking: Roedean School sings in the United States
    Catherine Harrison
    Roedean School
    Johannesburg, South Africa
12.  The power of networking
    Kevin Hollins
    Knutsford High School
    England, United Kingdom
13.  The MAPLE Learning Network
    Steven Katz, Lisa Ain Dack & Robert Dunn
    OISE/University of Toronto, Aporia Consulting Ltd & York Region District School Board
    Ontario, Canada
14.  The power of belonging
    Deborah Koehn
    University of Victoria
    British Columbia, Canada
15.  Networking: access to a huge pool of knowledge and expertise
    Patricia McIntosh
    St Francois Girls’ College
    Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies
16.  The National College for School Leadership: informal and programme networks and communities
    Tim McShane & Kathy Seddon
    National College for School Leadership
    England, United Kingdom
17.  Global networks flatten classroom walls
    Anne Mirtschin
    Hawkesdale P-12 College
    Victoria, Australia
18.  Online networking: beginning in the classroom
    Richard Opie
    Warracknabeal Secondary College
    Victoria, Australia
19.  The power of networking: a Chilean perspective
    Alex Castillo Padillo & Françoise Delannoy
    Santiago, Chile
20.  Networking: from early childhood years to retirement
    Chris Purdie
    Department of Education, Training and the Arts
    Queensland, Australia
21.  Networking: connecting schools internationally, nationally and locally
    Anthony Seldon
    Wellington College
    England, United Kingdom
22.  Collaborating to build learning power
    Staff from South Devon Schools
    England, United Kingdom
23.  The power of networking: an ex-principal’s perspective
    Richard Sorenson
    The University of Texas at El Paso
    Texas, United States
24.  Powerful networking in school programs for students with disabilities
    Mike Steer
    Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children & the University of Newcastle
    New South Wales, Australia
25.  Networking in an international community of educators
    Bob Thompson
    Highland Secondary School
    British Columbia, Canada
26.  Demonstration collaborative learning sites: transforming teacher practice
    Anita Townsend
    Simcoe County District School Board
    Ontario, Canada
27.  Curriculum framework and materials adoption in California: how networking provided insight into this process
    Michael Watt
    Tasmania, Australia
28.  The educational power of networking
    Jack Whitehead
    University of Bath
    England, United Kingdom

Focus questions

1. How does your school contribute to, and benefit from, networking and collaboration at all levels
   – locally, regionally, nationally and internationally?
2. How do you learn how to network effectively?
3. How can networking be made sustainable - both environmentally and financially?
   Can networking using new technologies be as valuable as face-to-face contact?
4. How important is it for students to have networking opportunities?