Utopia+School+-+Learning+Communities


 * //__ Learning Communities __//**
 * __ISSUES:__**
 * Rooms that have dividers are always shut – closing off team teaching opportunities
 * No professional learning community (no discussion on effective teaching)
 * 2nd year teacher in charge of professional learning
 * No mentoring
 * No extra responsibilities
 * No networking
 * Classroom management rather than teaching and learning PD focus
 * Community support but not connectedness (e.g. industry, business etc)
 * 1/2 day PD on team building – not linked with Teaching and Learning
 * Parents handpicked for working parties (not inclusive)

__**STRENGTHS:**__
 * Parent helpers - home/school partnerships
 * Community consultation
 * Communication - email, local newspapers etc
 * New demographic
 * Cultural diversity - different experiences
 * Welfare teacher