News from the School Reform Initiative April 2015

April 15, 2015

On the SRI Blog

Kevin Fahey, Chairman of the SRI board and head of our research initiative, is on the SRI Blog this week – talking about Intentional Learning Communities.

On Transformational and Intentional Learning Communities
– by Kevin Fahey

There is a lot of talk about “learning communities” in schools and school districts. Some communities are “professional;” some are “purposeful;” others are “communities of practice.” There is a lot of talk and lots of different (and often confusing) language.

The SRI mission statement states we are committed to “building transformational  learning communities that are fiercely committed to educational equity and excellence.”  Transformational learning communities are places where educators improve their practice, but also expose, explore and even transform fundamental assumptions about students, excellence in schools, and equitable educational practice. They are places where educators, “examine their beliefs and question how these beliefs are enacted in their practice (SRI Guiding Principles).” (Read More)


SRI WM 2015 – Exploring Pre-Service Teacher Education

At the Winter Meeting in Tucson, 10 participants attended a learning experience titled “Exploring Pre-Service Teacher Education.” SRI board member, Beth Graham, wrote up a summary of the work they engaged in during this session, and some potential next steps. If you are interested in learning more about the connection between SRI tools and practices and Pre-Service Teacher Education, take a look at this blog post from Beth that contains a link to join the discussion!


Summer Learning Opportunities

The SRI Events page is continues grow as facilitators outline their offerings for the summer. Be sure to share this information with friends and colleagues who are interested in learning more about SRI practices and processes. If you do not see an event that meets your needs, please email Kari (kthierer@schoolreforminitiative.org) and we can talk about designing additional sessions based on the needs of affiliates!


News to share?

Have news to share with the SRI network? Do you have pictures of SRI events? Want to send us a video of your SRI story? We love hearing from our affiliates. Please drop us a line! Email Chris Jones (chris@schoolreforminitiative.org) to share news, events or to check in about creating an SRI video!


Thank you,

Kari Thierer, Heidi Vosekas, and Chris Jones
on behalf of School Reform Initiative

 

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