NEISTE Webinar
Building Collaborative Learning Communities to Increase Student Engagement
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Laura Thomas, Antioch University New England
Thursday, October 25th, 2018 at 7PM

Powerful learning communities don't just happen. The process of building
classrooms where students take risks, do meaningful work and engage
together in deep learning has to be ongoing and intentionally designed.
Building collaborative learning communities requires the teacher to
facilitate the group through the stages of knowledge, communication,
cooperation, and collaboration while also building trust over time.  Sounds
like a tall order when you already have myriad other responsibilities, but
the payoff is worthwhile- students who are safe enough to shine and
challenged enough to take risks. In this webinar, we will explore skills
and strategies for building the CLC as well why they're more necessary now
than ever.

*Zoom Room: *https://zoom.us/j/853845109

Laura Thomas joined the faculty of Antioch University New England in 2002
and is currently the Director of the Experienced Educators Program and the
Center
for School Renewal at Antioch University New England. She has been a school
change coach and staff developer since 1995, following a career as a high
school English, speech and theatre educator. Her ISTE presentations include
What to Do When the Wheels Come Off, and Becoming Badass (2016) and
Becoming Badass: Leadership Without Fear (2018). She is a Community
Facilitator for Edutopia, is affiliated with the School Reform Initiative,
was a member of the Phi Delta Kappa Emerging Leader class of 2008 and was
the Co-President of the New Hampshire affiliate of Learning Forward. She is
the author of Facilitating Authentic Learning (Corwin Press, 2011) as well
as multiple articles. She currently blogs for Edutopia and The Critical
Skills Classroom, and Tweets, Pins, and YouTubes @CriticalSkills1. You can
find her on Facebook at Laura R. Thomas and Antioch Center for School
Renewal/ Critical Skills Program. She lives in Keene, New Hampshire.

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