Many school leaders are considering implementing small learning communities to make it easier to forge staff collaboration and create better environments and structures for student learning. This workshop will focus on how to establish small learning communities and strengthen existing ones. The workshop is based on the International Center’s resource kit, Creating Small Learning Communities, which includes suggestions, checklists, resources, and forms to guide implementation of a successful small learning community.

Objectives

• Identify the small learning community structures and strategies being used by rapidly improving high schools
• Identify the decision-making and planning questions that school leaders should consider
• Identify the transition strengths and areas needing improvement in their own schools
• Develop an action plan to begin planning for small learning communities
• Discover the best small learning community option for your school

Related Resources

• Creating Small Learning Communities
• Leading Change in High Schools
• America’s Most Successful High Schools — Case Studies and Resources on Best Practices