C41 (Intro): Connecting with Specialist Teachers

Published: March 13, 2021, 2 p.m.

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Welcome to the fourth transdisciplinary challenge overview!

We can\\u2019t chat about transdisciplinary learning without connecting to the specialist (PE, Art, ICT)\\xa0 and support (EAL, Special education, etc.) teachers.\\xa0 Transdisciplinary learning is all about learning across disciplines, so why are our specialist and support teachers often left out in the process?\\xa0 Aren\\u2019t they also another discipline? \\xa0

In my experience, specialist and support teachers are often on a lonely island on their own, since most homeroom teachers plan while their students are with their teammates.\\xa0 When planning with the specialist and support teachers does occur, it\\u2019s often framed on how they can support the homeroom teacher, when it really should be a 50-50 relationship.\\xa0 So how do we move forward to a better way?\\xa0

Let\\u2019s take a few minutes to look at ways to strengthen transdisciplinary connections with specialist and support teachers.\\xa0

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