Assignment:
"Learning Organizations and Learning Communities" Please respond to the following:
1. Examine the similarities and differences between learning organizations and learning communities. Create a scenario where it would be optimal for a learning organization and a learning community to collaborate and join forces.
2. Imagine that you are a teacher leader in a learning community. Describe the size and environment of your imaginary learning community. Propose at least three reasons why you could be considered a problem solver and an innovator.
Scenario:
An optimal learning and community organization joining forces and collaborating with one another would be in team building situation. Dealing with the many personalities on ones grade level there is always that someone who prefers to isolate themselves versus meeting as a whole team. I believe by incorporating these two organizations during a PLC meeting, or during grade level meetings will be a great way to collaborate and support each other by sharing and linking courses, ideas, and help solve any issues that may arise in their lesson plans. In doing so will certainly ensure that their students will thrive academically and become profound learners in the end.
- Imagine that you are a teacher leader in a learning community. Describe the size and environment of your imaginary learning community. Propose at least three reasons why you could be considered a problem solver and an innovator.
If I were a teacher in a learning community it would take place in an elementary school setting K-5. My focus would be in small group interventions that targets all struggling students such as ELL and ESE students. Stakeholders needed to make this happen will pertain to all ELL support staff, reading teachers, coaches, VE teachers, speech therapists, and general Ed teachers to work and collaborate together share innovative ideas that will help these students be successful academically.
The three reasons why I would be a problem solver would be to:
1. Being objective
2. Being able to keep an open-mind to all suggestions that may be presented.
3. Being a good listener and communicator by jotting down any foreseeable obstacles or potential factors that can get in the way to solving the problem.
As an Innovator:
1. I would identify ones strengths and weakness within my team and build on it.
2. Being a contributor to unconventional ideas.
3. Being creative by developing skills needed to move forward in my learning community.
Schlechty, P.C. (2009). Leading for learning: How to transform schools into learning organizations. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass
Discussion Two- "Historical Roots" Please respond to the following:
1. From the e-Activity, examine the selected event that appears to have been a turning point in the history of education in this country. Determine how this event has impacted today's learning environments. Predict how this event will affect learning environments in the future.
2. Create a short (one to two paragraphs) speech to deliver to your local school board members that convinces them that a learning organization provides the most stimulating student learning environment. Predict at least two major issues that the school board will foresee encountering and provide solutions for their concerns.