Author: Eugene Bouchard Title: State liaison Role: Research/tech assistance org Location: Providence, RI Date: 04-25-00 Schools must rethink potential structures which can allow for a shared learning experience among practitioners. All too often, educators in today's schools are still isolated and shared inquiry/collaboration must work itself into the work day. Some schools have attempted to provide mutual planning time for teachers, but few have made provisions for in-classroom observations, debriefing of approaches used with students and "critical" friend/s networks. The issue isn't whether we should have job-embedded professional development, but how to consturct a delivery system that allows for teacher participation while not neglecting the instructi

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