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A Community of Learners - Randerson Ridge Elementary, SD 68, Nanaimo, BC

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Interviews with students, educators and administrators; The main focus of the conversation is around, "What is a Community of Learners?" Students share their ideas that a community of learners is a group of people who work together, learn from each other and help each other out with a Code of conduct focusing on: communication, cooperation, control.

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The Following are Components of a Community of Learners model

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The Following are Components of a Community of Learners model

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De (Brown & Campione, 1994):
• Building a community of discourse with a structure that enables constructive discussions and criticisms among group members
• Participating in multiple zones of proximal development and allowing students to become tutors for some and tutees of others
• Seeding or suggesting ideas to the community that may eventually migrate and become appropriated by the community
• Taking individual responsibility for part of the work involved in learning
• Sharing the gained expertise with the community members
• Participating in the rituals and procedures adopted by the community

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Strategies for Constructing a Community of Learners

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Strategies for Constructing a Community of Learners

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Parents, a part of the Learning Community

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Parents, a part of the Learning Community

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*Audio Clip*

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Key facets of a successful Community of Learners

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Key facets of a successful Community of Learners

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A clear and established model of expectations and behaviors within the group; however, this model should not be too restrictive and should take into consideration the students' input upon creation.

Setting high expectations for members of this community is an important part of driving the students to achieve and push themselves.

Collaboration of the students is critical to the success of a community of learners. The students must learn to share their opinions and conceptions with each other and build upon their knowledge base by working with their fellow peers.

Students are not simply receivers of knowledge, but need to actively work and develop their knowledge to become successful learners.

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A community of learners is a strategy for building a supportive and constructive learning environment.

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Community of Learners revised and edited (3)