Journal of Professional Capital and Community: Volume 3 Issue 2

Building a developmental culture of feedback

Ellie Drago-Severson, Jessica Blum-DeStefano

This paper draws from more than 25 years of research with aspiring and practicing educational leaders to present six strategies for building a culture of feedback in schools…

Transforming school culture through inquiry-driven learning and iPads

Kurt Thumlert, Ron Owston, Taru Malhotra

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of a commissioned research study that analyzed a schooling initiative with the ambitious goal of transforming learning…

What do teachers share within Socialized Knowledge Communities: a case of Pinterest

Sihua Hu, Kaitlin T. Torphy, Amanda Opperman, Kimberly Jansen, Yun-Jia Lo

The purpose of this paper is to examine early career teachers’ Socialized Knowledge Communities (SKCs) as they relate to the pursuit of mathematics knowledge and teaching. The…

Flourishing in adaptive community: balancing structures and flexibilities

Sabre Cherkowski, Kelly Hanson, Keith Walker

This paper documents findings from a qualitative research project on flourishing in schools using a positive organizational research approach. The purpose of this paper is to…