Creating Learning Communities: The Role of the Teacher in the 21st Century

1991 Teacher of the Year Mary Renck Jalongo offers strategies that staff members can use to foster quality "learning communities" in their schools and to nurture the drive for lifelong learning in their students. Jalongo offers practical advice to teachers on how to: 1) Provide authentic learning experiences for children, 2) Take charge of their own professional development, 3) Break isolation and develop a climate of collaboration, and 4) Begin to work inside the system for change.