Networks Create Opportunities For Educators To Work Smarter, Not Harder

NETWORKS AT WORK

Networks create opportunities for educators to work smarter, not harder

By Shannon Bogle

Categories: Improvement science/networks, Learning communities, Learning designs

In the world of technology, a network is a set of computers that communicates with each other using common language or protocols, leading to more efficiency, speed, and quality of processes and outputs. In the professional learning world, we refer to networks as a set of organizations communicating and learning around a common problem of practice. As with computers, professional learning networks impact our practice by increasing the efficiency of the improvement process and the quality of learning. Networks support education colleagues to engage in collaborative inquiry, which promotes the ongoing exchange of knowledge, ideas, and resources for continuous improvement. While the format of networks can vary, the goal is to create a collaborative space that results in improvement within systems. Ultimately, networks create the

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Shannon Bogle

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Shannon Bogle is the senior director for networks and the academy at Learning Forward. She designs networks and content, builds capacity in state and district educators through network coaching, and manages the strategy and operations for the Academy.