Learning circles
Subtitle: creating conditions for professional development
By: Michelle Collay ... [et al.].
Contributors: Collay, Michelle.
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
Subjects: Group work in education -- United States.; Cooperativeness -- United States.; Teachers -- In-service training -- United States.; Teaching -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-136) and index.
Table of contents: title: Creating conditions. What are learning circles? Background of our thinking. The six essential conditions; title: Building community. What is community? Initiating community. Maintaining community. Sustaining community. Transforming community. Building community together; title: Constructing knowledge. Knowing naturally. Relating whole and parts. Designing learning. Folding paper. Playing baby. Reinventing kindergarten. Ways of knowing; title: Supporting learners. Learning about group processes. Learning in small groups. Supporting preservice teachers. Supporting professional development. Supporting teacher research; title: Documenting reflection. Complex systems. A letter to myself. Reflection on stepping-stones. Metaphor as reflection. Journaling. Reflecting with colleagues. Structured reflection. Reflection for program evaluation. Reflection within learning circles; title: Assessing expectations. Beliefs about assessment. Appropriate assessment. Approaches to assessment. Self-assessment. Peer assessment. Portfolio assessment. Changing the culture of assessment; title: Changing cultures. Interdependent networks and cultures. Understanding culture. Making sense of culture in learning circles. Learning about cultures through artifacts. Learning about cultures through dance. Learning about cultures through acting. Mentoring others about culture. Cultural assumptions about leaders. Teaching as leading; title: Re-creating conditions. Reconstructing learning circles. Practical considerations. Variations on a theme. Re-creating conditions in classrooms. Re-creating conditions in schools or districts. Where from here? Conclusion.