Wingspread Journal

THE LANGUAGE OF LEARNING

Wingspread Journal, Summer 1997

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I. Reflections

Public Work: Doorway to Learning Productivity
[PDF version]

II. Wingspread Conferences

The School as a Community of Engaged Learners
[PDF version]

by Penelope Eckert, Shelley Goldman, and Etienne Wenger of the Institute for Research on Learning.
Learning is a means to building social relationships and engaging in meaningful activity. What does this mean for our schools?

What If Teachers Are Also Learners?
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by Susan J. Poulsen
To create learning environments, teachers must be learners too.

 
What Is Problem-Based Learning?
[PDF version]

by Linda T. Torp
Linda Torp shares how PBL helps students learn by grappling
with real-world problems.


The Emerging Workforce Development Marketplace
[PDF version]

by Becky Klein-Collins and Richard Heydinger
If learning is to be lifelong, we need a new system for
adult education, training, and workforce development.

Reformers Unite for Children
[PDF version]

by Jeanne Allen, Leslye A. Arsht, and Howard Fuller
Education "revolutionaries" gather at Wingspread to
develop strategies for transforming America's schools.

 III. Database

Organizations, resources, and readings
[PDF version]

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