Learning Communities- This essay will help to persuade high school teachers and administrators towards building these communities in their schools.
Date Submitted: 04/22/2004 00:32:28
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 2 pages (636 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 2 pages (636 words)
This topic was especially interesting to me, because I am currently doing volunteer hours at a high school, which is looking to go to small learning communities next year. After talking with some of the faculty I have found that most administrators are very positive about the idea, while teachers are a little more hesitant. The focus at these high school is to allow for students to work together in collaborative teams, to seek strategies …
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Sources
Cooper, Carole and Boyd, Julie. "SCHOOLS AS COLLABORATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITIES " http://www.vision.net.au/~globallearning/pages/lfs/clc_artcle.html
Ireland, Nell. , Hoeppner, Aimee. Cleary, Erin. "Views on How to Create a Learning Community" http://www.ls.sesp.northwestern.edu/lc/schoolpath.html
Small Learning Communities Foundation Statements
http://www.lakewood-hs.pinellas.k12.fl.us/slc.asp
US Department of Education- Smaller Learning Communities http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/HS/SLCP/
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