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Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 3h

The best PD isn’t scheduled.
It’s shared.
It happens every day in a learning community.

#LearningCommunities #Collaboration #EducatorLife

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 1d

When leadership is distributed, everyone grows.
When teachers lead reflection, data dives, or new strategies, confidence and pride ripple through the team.

#DistributedLeadership #TeacherLeadership #LearningCommunities

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Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 2d

When ideas bounce between teachers, expertise multiplies.
That’s the “every day” in a learning community — where growth happens in real time, together.

#LearningCommunities #Collaboration #TeacherLeadership #ProfessionalDevelopment

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 3d

When teachers plan, teach, and reflect together, growth becomes part of the rhythm.
Every day can be professional development when you teach in a community.

Read this week’s blog www.angelalanglands.com/post/when-ev...

#LearningCommunities #TeacherReflection #TeacherGrowth

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 4d

Most PD comes in bursts — a workshop, a conference, a one-day inspiration.
But in a learning community, the growth never really ends.
It’s not something that happens to teachers — it happens with them.

Tomorrow, I’ll share more about what that looks like in action.

#LearningCommunities #PD

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 5d

Every week, I’m reminded: belonging is built one story at a time.
But the effort in a learning community leads to remarkable rewards.

Next week — how learning communities create space for teacher growth.

#LearningCommunities #TeacherReflection #EducationLeadership

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 6d

Some stories stay with you — even when they’re not your own.

They remind me why I teach, why I write, and why I continue to champion the idea of learning communities.

Because every shared story is a reminder that none of us does this work alone.

#LearningCommunities #TeacherReflection #Belonging

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 7d

Every small interaction counts.
Who might need to be seen today?

#LearningCommunities #Belonging #IntentionalTeaching

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 8d

Visibility multiplies when we teach in community.
Every child’s circle of care expands.
Every teacher becomes part of a shared story.
And belonging? It grows quietly, but powerfully.

#LearningCommunities #TeacherLeadership #SchoolCulture #Belonging

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 9d

Every connection leaves a trace.

In a learning community, those traces weave belonging — quiet, lasting, human.

#LearningCommunities #Belonging #EducationReflection #TeacherVoices

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 10d

Belonging isn’t a strategy.
It’s a trace that tells a child they were seen.
In a learning community, no child is invisible —because belonging leaves a trace.
Read the full reflection: www.angelalanglands.com/post/but-why...

#Belonging #LearningCommunities

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 10d

I’m excited to share that I’ve been selected as a presenter for the upcoming 21st Century Learning Conference!

I’ll be speaking about how learning communities transform teaching and learning — making collaboration tangible, sustainable, and deeply human.

#21CLHK #21cl #LearningCommunities

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 11d

This week, I reflected on a simple hallway moment.
One student, one teacher, one unexpected connection.
But it says everything about why learning communities matter.
Blog drops tomorrow: "But Why Not?"

#LearningCommunities #TeacherStories #Belonging

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 12d

“The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other.” – Robert John Meehan

Here’s to the interactions that connect, sustain, and uplift us.

#LearningCommunities #TeacherInspiration #SundayReflection #CollectiveEfficacy

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 13d

The invisible work matters most: the quick check-ins, shared notes, hallway conversations. Make them visible. Make them intentional.

#LearningCommunities #Belonging #TeacherSupport #SchoolCulture

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 14d

Intentional interactions build stronger teams.

Try one small shift this week—co-design a routine, share an observation, or invite a new voice into the room.

Tiny tweaks can transform a school’s culture.

#LearningCommunities #Collaboration #TeacherGrowth #Education

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 15d

Collaboration begins with trust.

When teachers feel safe to share ideas, creativity flourishes.

Let me know how I can help your school community!

#LearningCommunities #EdChat #Trust

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 16d

Intentional interactions = thriving communities.

#LearningCommunities #TeacherLeadership #Collaboration #SchoolCulture

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 17d

If people are the heart and parts are the structure, then interactions are the glue that holds the whole thing together.

This week’s post takes you inside one day in a thriving Grade 3 learning community.

www.angelalanglands.com/post/people-...

#LearningCommunities #EducationInnovation

People, Parts, and Interactions: A Day in the Life of a Learning Community

Over the past few weeks, I’ve used Harvard Project Zero’s People, Parts, and Interactions thinking routine to explore how learning communities take shape.First, I zoomed in on the people—the…

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Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 18d

Some learning communities just flow.

That’s not luck—it’s by design. It is created in the way people connect, collaborate, and move through the day together.

Tomorrow’s blog dives into what that really looks like in practice.

#LearningCommunities #EdLeadership #Collaboration #SchoolCulture

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 19d

No single part makes a community work.

But when the parts are visible, intentional, and shared, teachers collaborate more, students belong, and parents see a unified team.

#LearningCommunities #EdLeadership

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 20d

When teachers plan alone, everyone carries the full load. In learning communities, planning is shared—by strengths, interests, and passions. The result? Better units, less burnout, and weekends that belong to teachers again.

#Collaboration #TeacherLife #LearningCommunities

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 20d

In learning communities, planning is divided by strengths, interests, goals, etc. The result? Better teaching—and weekends that belong to teachers again.

#TeacherCollaboration #WorkloadBalance

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 21d

Shared timetables make or break learning communities.

Without synchronized schedules, collaboration gets squeezed into the margins.

With them, teams get the time they need to plan, reflect, and support every student—together.

#LearningCommunities #EdLeadership #Collaboration

Angela Langlands @angelalanglands.bsky.social · 21d

Administrators: synchronized schedules = more collaboration. Shared planning time is what makes the system hum.

#SchoolLeadership #TeacherTime #EdChat #TeacherLife