Learning communities share
collective responsibility for the learning of all students within the school or school system.
Leithwood's (2017) work confirms we need to keep our focus on the students in our charge and foster
collective responsibility for learning.
Not exact matches
There are many reasons why we should avoid
collective punishment, but the most important is that if we want students to
learn how to take
responsibility for their behavior, they need somewhat predictable outcomes
for their choices.
According to Becky Smerdon and Kathryn Borman, who led the Gates - sponsored research team that evaluated the initiative, by the late 1990s some consensus had emerged among reformers about what made schools successful: «a shared vision focused on student
learning, common strategies
for engendering that
learning, a culture of professional collaboration and
collective responsibility, high - quality curriculum, systematic monitoring of student
learning, strong instructional leadership (usually from the principal), and adequate resources.»
For example, the domain «an expert teaching team» notes that in highly effective schools, teachers are experts in the fields in which they teach; have high levels of pedagogical knowledge and skill; collaboratively plan, deliver and review the effectiveness of their lessons; and take personal and collective responsibility for improving student learning and wellbei
For example, the domain «an expert teaching team» notes that in highly effective schools, teachers are experts in the fields in which they teach; have high levels of pedagogical knowledge and skill; collaboratively plan, deliver and review the effectiveness of their lessons; and take personal and
collective responsibility for improving student learning and wellbei
for improving student
learning and wellbeing.
Whether it's to socialise,
learn or play, we all have a
collective responsibility to minimise the risks and maximise the benefits
for this new digital generation.»
Teachers «shared leadership with parents (F = 1.99, p =.113) and teachers «
collective responsibility for student
learning (F = 1.63, p =.179) were not statistically related to urbanicity.
Educators work collaboratively rather than in isolation, take
collective responsibility for student
learning, and clarify the commitments they make to each other about how they will work together.
We found teachers «leadership focused on
collective responsibility for student
learning to be more likely present in high poverty schools than in low poverty schools, but teachers are less likely in high poverty schools to share norms around teaching and instruction.
Also, teachers in higher - diversity schools report that teachers «leadership focused on
collective responsibility for student
learning is lower than that found in lowdiversity schools, and, again, that teachers in low - diversity schools are less likely to share norms around teaching and instruction.
Building upon the work of horizontal teams, vertical conversations promote a wide - angle view of student
learning and further promote
collective responsibility for the students within a school.
Teachers, teaching artists and administrators take time to develop methods of
collective inquiry; the kinds of conversations and processes that create
collective responsibility for assessing and improving instructional practice and
learning opportunities.
Similarly, reciprocal teaching is a wonderful way to develop students» deep
learning as they assume increased
responsibility for their
collective understanding of a text.
This builds
collective responsibility for both educator and student
learning.
This occurs when teachers take
collective responsibility for improving student
learning.
As
learning team members, teachers commit to sharing
collective responsibility for the students in team members» classes.
In fact, the key to understanding the power of professional
learning communities is to understand the power of collaborative teams taking
collective responsibility for results.
Learning communities: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students occurs within learning communities committed to continuous improvement, collective responsibility, and goal al
Learning communities: Professional
learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students occurs within learning communities committed to continuous improvement, collective responsibility, and goal al
learning that increases educator effectiveness and results
for all students occurs within
learning communities committed to continuous improvement, collective responsibility, and goal al
learning communities committed to continuous improvement,
collective responsibility, and goal alignment.
Further, particular aspects of teachers» professional community — a shared sense of intellectual purpose and a sense of
collective responsibility for student
learning — were associated with a narrowing of achievement gaps in math and science among low - and middle - income students.14 Strong professional
learning communities require leadership that establishes a vision, creates opportunities and expectations
for joint work, and finds the resources needed to support the work, including expertise and time to meet.15 Collaborative teacher teams can improve practice together by: 16
«Teacher collaboration in strong professional
learning communities improves the quality and equity of student
learning, promotes discussions that are grounded in evidence and analysis rather than opinion, and fosters
collective responsibility for student success.»
Or, true
learning communities that have
collective responsibility for ALL student
learning.
Of the eight, the fifth explores the role of the educator and envisions a world where professionals other than the teacher — who often work in isolation — shoulder
collective responsibility for student
learning.
The first line in the NEA Commission on Effective Teachers and Teaching report, Transforming Teaching: Connecting Professional
Responsibility with Student
Learning, is, «We envision a teaching profession that embraces collective accountability for student learning balanced with collaborative autonomy that allows educators to do what is best for students»
Learning, is, «We envision a teaching profession that embraces
collective accountability
for student
learning balanced with collaborative autonomy that allows educators to do what is best for students»
learning balanced with collaborative autonomy that allows educators to do what is best
for students» (2011).
There are many advantages of
learning communities, such as teachers developing
collective responsibility for student
learning, the community becoming results oriented, and community members aligning adult
learning goals with student
learning goals and holding each other accountable.
Learning Communities: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students occurs within learning communities committed to continuous improvement, collective responsibility, and goal al
Learning Communities: Professional
learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students occurs within learning communities committed to continuous improvement, collective responsibility, and goal al
learning that increases educator effectiveness and results
for all students occurs within
learning communities committed to continuous improvement, collective responsibility, and goal al
learning communities committed to continuous improvement,
collective responsibility, and goal alignment.
More students achieve when educators assume
collective responsibility for student
learning.