Lecture 1 you will listen to students' presentation on Wallin's article. This article discusses the challenges and innovations on creating effective learning environments in rural schools. The main challenges include in lack of time and money. Schools in rural area do not have sufficient resources for students with special needs and for teachers' professional learning. In the article, you will also find the solutions that the schools had in response to these challenges. The schools implemented innovations in the following areas: networking with internal and external stakeholders; building inclusive community strategy; sharing resources and service with other schools; cooperating with experts in curriculum development, etc..

Before any lecture either open or save to your computer the assigned PowerPoint presentations.

Assignment before the lecture:

Read the article Wallin, D.C. (2007).Policy Window or Hazy Dream? Policy and Practice Innovations for Creating Effective Learning Environments in Rural Schools.Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, n63 p1-22

No slides related to this lecture.

Listen to the lecture, and afterwards do the assignment given below.

Write your learning experiences into your personal Reflective report

Assignment after the lecture:

Reflect on the article and think what you have learned from this case study. Are these strategies applicable in your own context?