E8 Where Space Meets Pedagogy in Flexible Learning Spaces Collaboration Between Educators and among Learners The second research question examined whether collaboration occurred among educators during teaching and learning in FLS, and at what levels, based on the e-CSAMR model. Table 3 presents the number and percentage of statements for each level of educator collaboration, along with representative quotes from interviews and observations. Table 3. Levels of Collaboration among Educators (interviews=50; observations=6) Level of Collaboration Representative Quote Information Sharing Interviews: N=4 (8%) Observations: N=0 Interview: "This year, my co-homeroom teacher is new and unfamiliar with the Montessori method, so I am mentoring her. I am teaching her how to work according to this approach-for example, how to write a "work cycle" " (V) Cooperation Interviews: N=21 (42%) Observations: N=1 (17%) Interview: "We always have at least two teachers in the lesson, but we don’t always stay in the same room. Sometimes one teacher takes a group to another room for instruction, while I stay to support the students working independently." (A) Collaboration Interviews: N=25 (50%) Observations: N=5 (83%) Observation: "The math lesson was taught jointly by two teachers: the homeroom teacher and a specialist in remedial instruction. They taught the new topic together, with each contributing her expertise so that all students could clearly understand the new content." (L&A) The findings indicate that collaboration among educators was a consistent and meaningful feature of the FLS. The most frequent form of collaboration identified was the highest level-Collaboration-in which teachers planned lessons together and even co-taught in the same learning space. Lower levels of collaboration were also present, although far less frequently, while information sharing did not appear in the observations at all. The third research question examined whether collaboration occurred among learners during teaching and learning in FLS, and at what levels, in accordance with the e-CSAMR framework. Table 4 presents the number and percentage of statements for each level of learner collaboration, along with a representative quote.
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