One goal of the Junior/Intermediate Option 2, a preservice and induction program initiated by University of Toronto education faculty and the Learning Consortium, is to explore the formation of peer groups and improve peer relations among beginning teachers. This paper finds base support groups a valuable component for fostering collegiality and…

Reports on Leadership Effectiveness Assisted by Peers (LEAP), a large-scale school leadership project within a major (Toronto) school district, and its relationship to other district developments and policies. Considers how these developments are supported by district involvement in an ongoing district-university partnership called the Learning…

The Learning Consortium provides the conditions for consortium partners to construct a more meaningful approach to instructional change through building on individual accomplishments, creating a broader view of the educational picture, sharing and interacting with wider audiences, and refocusing on the future. This article applies these conditions…