Describes how the public schools in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, worked to empower principals by making them part of the management team, reporting directly to the superintendent. Three factors that have helped principals transition into their new role are described (e.g., separate leadership and training programs for these principals and ongoing…

This paper profiles Anna Steffin, principal of a Canadian elementary school, who has built a community of learners among her teachers and encourages quality staff development, collegiality, parent participation, and parent teacher cooperation. She promotes her beliefs by being an active participant in all activities. (SM)

Reports a study that examined eight Canadian elementary schools that were implementing cooperative learning, describing the context and design of the cooperative learning project, identifying nine common concerns of elementary teachers beginning to implement cooperative learning, offering suggestions to staff developers for supporting teachers,…