000210759 000__ 02604cam\a2200301\a\45e0 000210759 001__ 210759 000210759 005__ 20210513084950.0 000210759 008__ 990114s1998\\\\cau\\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000210759 010__ $$a 98009058 000210759 020__ $$a0803966768 (pbk. : alk. paper) 000210759 020__ $$a080396675X (alk. paper) 000210759 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocm38853833 000210759 035__ $$a210759 000210759 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC 000210759 043__ $$an-us--- 000210759 049__ $$aISEA 000210759 05000 $$aLB1032$$b.L355 1998 000210759 08200 $$a370/.71/1$$221 000210759 24500 $$aLearning circles :$$bcreating conditions for professional development /$$cMichelle Collay ... [et al.]. 000210759 260__ $$aThousand Oaks, Calif. :$$bCorwin Press,$$cc1998. 000210759 300__ $$axxiv, 141 p. ;$$c23 cm. 000210759 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 133-136) and index. 000210759 5050_ $$aCreating conditions. What are learning circles? Background of our thinking. The six essential conditions -- Building community. What is community? Initiating community. Maintaining community. Sustaining community. Transforming community. Building community together -- Constructing knowledge. Knowing naturally. Relating whole and parts. Designing learning. Folding paper. Playing baby. Reinventing kindergarten. Ways of knowing -- Supporting learners. Learning about group processes. Learning in small groups. Supporting preservice teachers. Supporting professional development. Supporting teacher research -- Documenting reflection. Complex systems. A letter to myself. Reflection on stepping-stones. Metaphor as reflection. Journaling. Reflecting with colleagues. Structured reflection. Reflection for program evaluation. Reflection within learning circles -- Assessing expectations. Beliefs about assessment. Appropriate assessment. Approaches to assessment. Self-assessment. Peer assessment. Portfolio assessment. Changing the culture of assessment -- Changing cultures. Interdependent networks and cultures. Understanding culture. Making sense of culture in learning circles. Learning about cultures through artifacts. Learning about cultures through dance. Learning about cultures through acting. Mentoring others about culture. Cultural assumptions about leaders. Teaching as leading -- Re-creating conditions. Reconstructing learning circles. Practical considerations. Variations on a theme. Re-creating conditions in classrooms. Re-creating conditions in schools or districts. Where from here? Conclusion. 000210759 650_0 $$aGroup work in education$$zUnited States. 000210759 650_0 $$aCooperativeness$$zUnited States. 000210759 650_0 $$aTeachers$$xIn-service training$$zUnited States. 000210759 650_0 $$aTeaching$$zUnited States. 000210759 7001_ $$aCollay, Michelle. 000210759 85200 $$bgen$$hLB1032$$i.L355$$i1998 000210759 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:210759$$pGLOBAL_SET 000210759 980__ $$aBIB 000210759 980__ $$aBOOK