These guidelines explore the ways that peer-to-peer learning networks of teachers and administrators can overcome many of the challenges traditionally associated with in-service training for education professionals.

The publication presents a basic methodology for setting up school clusters and describes some of the exciting dynamics that are created within a cluster, such as appreciation of individual strengths, friendly competition among teachers and schools, and ownership of their own professional development. This process can be transformational for a teacher, and by extension, the school and the children who learn there. To learn more about this resource and others like it, click here.