Ped 10

The School as a
Community
Prepared by: Jen
A school as a learning
community is one in
which all members
acquire new ideas and
accept responsibility for
making the institution
work.
The school must reflect the
inherent characteristics of a
community. The goal of a
school is student learning and
when people come together to
work toward a common goal, a
community is formed
 4 Essential
Elements for a
Learning
Community
A servant leader who
performs as a guide and
nurture.
A shared moral
purpose.
A sense of trust and
respect among all
members.
An open environment
for collaborative
decision-making
Etienne Wenger, the first person who coined
the word community of practice, that it is a
group of people who share a passion for
something that they know how to do and
who interact regularly to learn how to do it
better.
In order to become successful, it requires
members to be participatory and is essentially
lead by its members since it is their
responsibilities to ensure that the community of
practice stays relevant, engaging and offers
value to the domain of interest. In short, we all
learn in everyday life from the communities in
which we find ourselves.
 Domain.
Community members
have a shared domain of
interest, competence and
commitment that
distinguishes them from
others.
  Community.
Members pursue this interest
through joint activities,
discussions, problem-solving
opportunities, information
sharing and relationship
building.
  Practice.
Community members are
actual practitioners in this
domain of interest, and build
a shared repertoire of
resources and ideas that they
take back to their practice.
School Learning
Action Cells
(SLAC):
Professional
Learning
The Department of Education (DepEd) has
implemented a policy on the Learning
Action Cell (LAC) as a Professional
Development Strategy for teachers. This
policy helps the teacher to cooperate and
resolve shared challenges in the school.
A Learning Action Cell is a group of
teachers who engage in collaborative
learning sessions to solve shared
challenges encountered in the school
facilitated by the school head or a
designated LAC Leader.
The Department of Education suggests that
every teacher should properly guided and
equipped with the know-how of the
learning process through revisiting or
reviewing some areas or concerned in
performing the duties and responsibilities
of an effective and efficient teachers.
Organizing professional learning
communities will aid teachers in the
construction of new knowledge about
instruction as well as in revising traditional
beliefs and assumptions about education,
community, teaching, and learning to suit
the present needs of learners (Little 2003).
A professional learning community, or PLC,
is a group of educators that meets
regularly, shares expertise, and works
collaboratively to improve teaching skills
and the academic performance of students.
Teachers should apply appropriate teaching
strategies that best suit to the specific
learning objectives. Providing intellectual
development of the learners by providing
various of assessments and teaching
strategies makes a significant role of a
teacher.
A school as a learning community is one in
which all members acquire new ideas and
accept responsibility for making the
institution work.