The Knowledge Loom: Supporting School Improvement Through Online Dissemination of Best Practices and Collaborative Inquiry to Put Them into Action

摘要

The Knowledge Loom (http://knowledgeloom.org) web site, its companion Professional Development Workbook, and content partner data-input interface are examples of technology-supported tools intended to build learning communities that develop teaching expertise. The goal is to collect distributed teaching and 1( arning knowledge and begin the process of weaving it into a rich tapestry of understanding of teaching and learning. The Knowledge Loom is a place where the work of educational researchers and practitioners comes together to put what works in teaching and learning into practice.