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 …showed first 75 words of 636 total…

…showed last 75 words of 636 total…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/