Directivos y comunidades de aprendizaje docente: un campo en construcción (Directors and teacher learning communities: a field under construction)

The community and collaborative dimension of the teaching activity does not seem to be reflected in the decision-making of most of the educational centers. It follows the managerial challenge of setting up spaces that favor learning and teamwork among teachers. The author explains the benefits of having a community of practice or professional learning community, institutions to which she attributes an enormous potential to exchange, collaborate and innovate pedagogically. This forces us to rethink the traditional format of the educational center, betting on a professional development that generates new ways of learning among teachers in favor of the learning of students. Resumo A dimensao comunitaria e colaborativa da atividade docente parece nao se refletir na tomada de decisao da maioria dos centros educacionais. Segue o desafio gerencial de montar espacos que favorecam a aprendizagem e o trabalho em equipe entre os professores. O autor explica os beneficios de se ter uma comunidade de pratica ou comunidade de aprendizagem profissional, entidades para as quais ela atribui um enorme potencial para trocar, colaborar e inovar pedagogicamente. Isso nos obriga a repensar o formato tradicional do centro educacional, apostando em um desenvolvimento profissional que gera novas formas de aprendizagem entre os professores em favor do aprendizado dos alunos. Resumen La dimension comunitaria y colaborativa de la actividad docente parece no reflejarse en la toma de decisiones de la mayoria de los centros educativos. De ello se desprende el desafio directivo de poner en marcha espacios que favorezcan el aprendizaje y trabajo en equipo entre docentes. La autora explicita los beneficios de contar con una comunidad de practica o comunidad profesional de aprendizaje, entidades a las que atribuye un enorme potencial para intercambiar, colaborar e innovar pedagogicamente. 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