Learning Communities- This essay will help to persuade high school teachers and administrators towards building these communities in their schools.

This topic was especially interesting to me, because I am currently doing volunteer hours at a high school, which is looking to go to small learning communities next year. After talking with some of the faculty I have found that most administrators are very positive about the idea, while teachers are a little more hesitant. The focus at these high school is to allow for students to work together in collaborative teams, to seek strategies …

…dietician. Sources Cooper, Carole and Boyd, Julie. "SCHOOLS AS COLLABORATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITIES " http://www.vision.net.au/~globallearning/pages/lfs/clc_artcle.html Ireland, Nell. , Hoeppner, Aimee. Cleary, Erin. "Views on How to Create a Learning Community" http://www.ls.sesp.northwestern.edu/lc/schoolpath.html Small Learning Communities Foundation Statements http://www.lakewood-hs.pinellas.k12.fl.us/slc.asp US Department of Education- Smaller Learning Communities http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/HS/SLCP/