Teachers’ Learning Journeys: The Quality Learning Circle as a Model of Professional Development |
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| Authors: | Susan Lovett Alison Gilmore |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Leadership and Education Sciences, University of San Diego , San Diego, CA, USA c.hands@utoronto.ca |
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| Abstract: | Worldwide, teachers struggle to keep pace with demands for learning. Educational reforms mandated at a national level require teachers to reconsider their teaching, curriculum and assessment philosophies and practices. This reliance on national policy initiatives increases teachers’ dependence on others knowing what their learning needs might be. Such dependence creates problems for sustained learning because teachers are not encouraged to help themselves. This article introduces an alternative approach to professional development, known as the Quality Learning Circle (QLC), to show how it can empower teachers to become agents of change able to meet both local needs alongside national agendas. |
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| Keywords: | school-community partnerships community involvement secondary schools social capital collaboration |
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