A Learning Community of Colleagues Enhancing Practice. (2nd April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Visone, Jeremy D.
• Is Part Of: Kappa Delta Pi record. Volume 52:Number 2(2016)
• Page Start: 66
• Page End: 70
• Publication Date: 2016-04-02
• Subjects: collegial visits -- peer observation -- professional development -- professional learning communities -- teacher leadership; Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Didactiek; Education; United States; Periodicals; 370.1
• DOI: 10.1080/00228958.2016.1156511
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-8958

Abstract

Abstract: This article shares a promising practice: collegial visits. During collegial visits, educators watch a colleague teach a lesson about a predetermined focus as a form of professional development. Educators, including the host teacher, debrief after the lesson. These visits are part of a cycle of learning that moves from theory to practice, and the model is grounded in the research about professional learning communities. Collegial visits help foster a culture of sharing and collective ownership, while empowering teacher leadership .