Moving from Teacher Isolation to Collaboration

Table of Contents
PREFACE
Bruce S. Cooper & Sharon Conley
Chapter 1: Teaching as a Profession - and More: Why? and How?
Bruce S. Cooper & Carolyn Brown
Chapter 2: What has Prevented Teachers From Being Full Professionals? Mary Antony Bair
Chapter 3: Rejuvenating Teacher Teams: Back to Basics
Terrence E. Deal & Donna Redman
Chapter 4: Organizational Design in Support of Professional Learning Communities in One District
Scott C. Bauer, S. David Brazer, Michelle Van Lare, & Robert L. Smith
Chapter 5: Influences on Teacher Sharing and Collaboration
Tanya F. Cook & Vivienne Collinson
Chapter 6: Teaming to Break the Walls of Isolation: Collaboration in Elementary Grade Level Teams
J. John Dewey & Sharon Conley
Chapter 7: Collaboration in Middle School Departments: A Work Group Effectiveness Perspective
Sharon Conley & Frank C. Guerrero
Chapter 8: Professional Learning Communities Using Evidence: Examining Teacher Learning and Organizational Learning
Michelle D. Van Lare, S. David Brazer, Scott C. Bauer, & Robert L. Smith
Chapter 9: Principal-Teacher Collaboration
Vivienne Collinson
EPILOGUE: Collaboration, Professionalism, and School Quality for the Future Bruce S. Cooper

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