Reflection #2

1. The focus of learning communities is to bring the teachers together to bring out each others strengths. It teaches teachers to work together for the benefit of the students. Teachers can brainstorm different ways to do activities and work together for certain lessons.

2. The benefits is that it creates new opportunities for teachers to work together and overcome the traditional isolation of the profession. They can build off of each others experience and help the newer teacher become aware. Sitting down with a group of teachers can benefit. Working in numbers is power.

3. The affects for teachers is giving teachers chances to evaluate and reflect on each others work. I am a firm believer in knowing your strengths and using them to your advantage. I personally hope to find a teacher that will work with me hand in hand, I can teach my strong subjects and she can teach hers. This gives the students a chance to see new faces.

4. The affects this strategy has on students is enormous. The students are given the best education they can get. They are receiving the strengths of multiple teachers. This helps for students to become more successful as they continue on in their education. It helps broaden their understanding of certain subjects. Rotating students between two or more classrooms can also help students with behavioral issues. They may also feel as though they are receiving the attention they need from multiple teachers. It helps to give the students a new view when learning difficult subjects.

5. The benefits of shared learning in communities is even more broad then sharing a classroom with one teacher. The more teachers that come together the more knowledge each teacher has. Communities that can come together for the better of the children have exposure to many different teaching styles. Teachers learn to take what they want and leave what they don't want. This also helps to ensure that children in one school are learning the same thing as a student in another school.

6. Concepts in this chapter relate to our topic because for one I am not doing this project alone, I have two other people working with me to ensure that we use each other and put the best work forward. We are able to bring different ideas and lessons to the table. Another way this connects to my topic is the whole idea of children coming first, I always think of the children first. You have to actually put some thought into what your doing before you present it to children. My teammates and I plan on putting lots of thought into our project and making sure its the best!