Web Resources for Workshop 2

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Learning Communities

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory's Creating Communities of Continuous Inquiry and Improvement

http://www.sedl.org/expertise/historical/siss.html
An examination of the organizational structures and processes that support administrators' and teachers' learning and development, and gives attention to creating and piloting strategies and materials for creating such arrangements of the professional staff in schools.

Global Learning Communities

http://www.vision.net.au/~globallearning/
A range of services and resources designed to help schools move toward becoming more appropriate places of learning for all.

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

http://jcmc.indiana.edu/
An examination of the utility of the World Wide Web for aiding in the construction of school-based and work-based learning communities.

'Creative Schools' as Effective 'Learning Communities'

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/000000131.htm
A study by Barry Cocklin and Ken Davis–part of an electronic texts repository created by the University of Leeds.

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Parents in the Schools

National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education

http://www.ncpie.org/
An advocacy group promoting the involvement of parents and families in their children's education.

U.S. Charter Schools

http://www.uscharterschools.org
Practical information for parents and others about innovations in charter schools.

Parent Involvement: Training Materials for Educators

http://www.safehealthyschools.org/parents/training_materials_educators.htm