Learning Communities: Overview (Sticky Standards #3)

Learning Communities: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students occurs within learning communities committed to: Engaging in Continuous Improvement, Developing Collective Responsibility, and Creating Alignment and Accountability This episode explores Learning Forward’s new Professional Learning Standards, focusing on the first standard – Learning Communities. In learning communities, according to Roland Barth, the actions of educators include: Talking with one another about our practices Sharing our craft knowledge Observing one another while we are engaged in our practice ROOTING for one another’s success Hord and Sommers share, “As a learning community, ask these questions: What are you learning? Why are you learning that? How are you learning? How are you SHARING with others in your school?” Sticky Standards