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Creating 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.
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.