Classrooms as Learning Communities: What's in it for Schools?In classrooms that operate as learning communities, the social and learning purposes advance together through all participants being involved and engaged in building knowledge. This book demonstrates a new way of seeing and managing classrooms through:
The practice and vision of classrooms that operate as learning communities is presented clearly and encourages teachers to take steps towards building a more effective classroom with the aspects of learning communities they choose. |
Contents
Classrooms change learning teaching community | 8 |
List of tables | 13 |
List of figures | 19 |
Community more than a warm glow | 24 |
1 | 28 |
a review | 42 |
practices in classrooms | 60 |
1 | 75 |
3 | 81 |
creating knowledge | 89 |
1 | 93 |
Social structure in a learning community | 112 |
Resources in a learning community | 136 |
Roles in a learning community | 151 |
observing classrooms as learning communities | 169 |
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Classrooms as Learning Communities: What's in it for Schools? Chris Watkins No preview available - 2005 |
Common terms and phrases
achievement activity agency assessment become behaviour building building learning challenge chapter classroom community classrooms as learning classrooms which operate collaborative collective community of learners competence Computer-supported Collaborative Learning conception of learning constructive context contribution create crucial CSILE culture curriculum develop dialogue discussion dominant Educational Educational Administration Quarterly effective effective listening elements emerge engaged enquiry environment example experience feel focus goals ideas impact important improve intrinsic motivation Jigsaw classroom knowledge Knowledge Forum lead leadership learning community learning log meta-learning metacognition National Literacy Strategy National Numeracy Strategy Ofsted organisation participation peers performance planning promote pupils questions recognise relations relationships responsibility role Scardamalia secondary school self-regulated learning sense of community shared social structure sometimes stance strategies talk tasks teacher-centred teachers term tests theme things understanding view of learning vision voices wider