Learning is developmental, individualized, and a personal process. Students learn best in a caring and respectful environment where everyone is valued. Students are active partners in their own learning. Quality teachers are passionate, caring, and knowledgeable in both content and instruction. Teachers teach best when they are valued, empowered, and trusted.
Effective teaching requires collaboration and collegiality.
Effective teachers adapt their approaches to student learning. Learning communities embrace all kinds of learning and all kinds of work. The entire community fosters partnerships that promote learning. Learning communities promote harmony by embracing diversity. Learning communities hold rigorous standards.