1. In the educational system, classroom. Weekly student reports to the
teachers are a part of a greater parents can keep them up to date on how
community which supervises and helps their child is performing academically,
the students. It is a teacher’s and what issues may need to be
responsibility to communicate and work addressed.
with other members of that community, Group meetings are an important part of
including other teachers and the parents the collaboration process. My
of students. cooperating teacher for the EDU 3300
field experience, Mrs. Magolan, told me
of her involvement in meetings nearly
every morning before class would begin,
often times IEP meetings. This involved
planning and decision making based
around the needs of the students.
The ultimate goal of any learning
community should be to benefit the
students’ needs and improve the quality
One example of interaction with of their educational experience. By
parents that we learned about in the working together, the community can
EDU 3300 class is the importance of learn how to help the students in the best
communication between schools and possible way and maximize their
student homes. As part of the lesson on learning at school, home, and in the local
this concept, I created my own community.
communication sheet that I can use in a