Online Communities

I found a wonderful article on Online Community Building http://www.haven.net/edge/ccl-llcFinalSingleSpace.pdf.

Action Research-Needs Assessment 3/12

Capstone write up, final piece. Need to define my question. Building Learning Communities in a Virtual School setting (co-ops) KNOW- parents will feel more supported, students will be engaged on a peer level, Action – present question and clear idea to admin, then present email to parents who might be interested in being in a learning community, present this on CB, ask some of these parents to be facilitators, provide some tips and tools to maintain a learning community. Ask teachers of these parents to check in with learning community coops and give some guiding questions /encouragement?

Action Research-Needs Assessment 3/11

Decided to make document for one or two grades that identifies “like” lessons so could make possible “projects”. Then, pose an email to ask families who would be interested in gathering once or twice a week with two or three other students in the same grade levels in the subjects; possibly for a semester or for a quarter. From the interest, ask key parents to “facilitate” a learning community in their or the other families homes. Also requested copy of “Journal of Student Centered Learning” and identified a college that subscribes to this (Cal State Northridge Science & Math Dept)

Action Research-Needs Assessment 3/8

Asked a few parents about feelings about engaging in a learning community with positive feedback

Action Research-Needs Assessment 3/2

I dialogued with Denise w/community building in CAVA. Learned that principal from Australia was coming to CAVA late April to study online schooling and community building. Planned to meet with her then.