Learning community

PLCs (Professional Learning Communities) are becoming more common place in the school setting. Whether these PLC's are before, after, or during school really doesn't matter. It is time set aside to plan curriculum, share teaching strategies, and discussion interventions for students. Curriculum-Knowing your curriculum is vital. It doesn't matter the content area, Big Universe has resources to help facilitate learning. Take time during your next PLC's to look for resources that will help your…

According to Wikipedia (n.d.) a learning community is a group of people who share common academic goals and attitudes that meet semi-regularly to collaborate on classwork. Whereas, the Glossary of Education Reform define a professional learning community (PLC) as a group of educators that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills and students’ academic performance. This article goes on to state that the PLC tends to serve two broad purposes: (1)…

Ohio State’s learning communities give students a place to make friends and explore different learning activities; including, attending local field trips, making relationships with staff and professionals and participate in research and internship opportunities. The Women in Engineering learning community will help me enhance a small community within a large university. Engineering, a field that is 81.6% male, is a vital and important field in our society that has a lack of the female voice;…

When defining learning community, it is consider a group of students that have common goals and attitudes towards their academic success. It is an interdisciplinary approach to higher education. With the firm intentions of community building, enhancing learning and fostering connections being objectives, there is a clear indicator of positive energy being needed. In order to have this positive energy, proactivity is required. Proactivity will be an resulted of proactive people. A proactive…

Social Learning Community When finding an ideal college, many students who are considering the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, think about what their college experience will be like. Many think about having the perfect study place such as the lounge or under a shady tree, the difficultness of the classes, the friends that will last you a lifetime, decorating their dorm room, and being involved in the 90+ events that take place on UNCP’s campus. All of those values are taken in account…

enjoyed reading the scenario about "Creating a Professional Learning Community." I think I would have done the same steps the principal Williams did: create a leadership team, introduce the vision, let staff have an input on the vision, and create and maintaining a professional learning community. This is a great way of implanting the distributive leadership theory. I have read about the importance of professional learning communities, and I can see the benefits for students and staff. I think…

My community based learning experience transpired in Mrs. Wilson’s first grade class, at Deer Meadow Primary School. While in Mrs. Wilson’s class, I took the role of being an educator, as well as a mentor. My role as a mentor is very important to me because, this role helped me to understand the students, I worked with along with understanding myself better. I was able to fulfill this role in a unique way, because the first 5-10 minuets everyday I would get to spend with the students at lunch.…

Introduction Education is a key fundamental source for learning from primary school all the way through graduate school. Many students upon completing high school enroll and start in a community college, but many do not finish. This is a problem that needs to be addressed. In high school the students have their hands held and upon finishing are left with little or no direction when starting college. Many are still immature and without additional support and guidance they get lost in the…

campus and community is an important part of your college years. When students get more involved, they keep themselves busier and meet more people through these organizations. The University at Albany, SUNY, has over 100 different clubs and organization making it easier to find one that will be in students’ interest. All the different clubs and organization have an impact on the campus and others will also impact community life. When it comes to the freshmen Living-Learning Communities these…

due to the fact that they talked about real world issues dealing with african american community, and how the population…