QA Student Congress: A Celebration of Participatory Design

Posted by Bron Stuckey on Feb 2, 2010 in Design, Kid Voices, QA Community of Practice, Teacher Voices

Come share your ideas on a Student Congress. An idea had been mulling for some months now about creating a world in Quest Atlantis where students can take up ownership, leadership and have opportunities to share their lifeworld experiences in the QA social commitments. The first formal meeting of our steering group happened this week [...]

Tags: leadership, participatory design, student design, teacher contribution, teacher design

Cow Tipping Comes of Age!

Posted by Bron Stuckey on Aug 29, 2009 in QA Community of Practice, Teacher Training, Teacher Voices

My post here builds on Donna’s recent comments about the fun quotient in teacher learning in Quest Atlantis. Teacher involvement in Quest Atlantis is not only a chance to get back in touch with your sense of play but a chance to be part of a burgeoning professional learning community. Let me describe some of [...]

Tags: collaborations, community of practice, critical friends, social networking, teacher contribution, teacher design