Reflection #2

     Professional learning communities focus on three things: ensure that students learn, create culture of collaboration for school improvement, and focus on results. Benefits of learning communities include: decreased teacher isolation, increased commitment to the mission, shared responsibility, more powerful learning, and a higher likelihood of fundamental, systemic change. 
     Learning communities affect students and teachers. Both students and teachers develop skills and dispositions in the "real world." Some of these skills include: communication, problem solving, project management, motivation, and persistence. 
     A learning organization is also known as a professional learning community in education. In a shared vision individuals learn new patterns of thinking, learn how to capitalize on the wisdom of the group, and they continually learn how to learn together. 
     Concepts that relate to my topic are online tools to support my professional learning community. By participating on online communities it will help me connect to a bigger network of colleagues who share my professional interests. As teachers we create our own opportunities for shared learning.