On Common Ground
The Power of Professional Learning Communities
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 2009
272 pages
978-1-934009-86-4 (ISBN)
Description
This anthology presents the recommendations of education leaders, and each chapter contributes to a sound conceptual framework and offers specific strategies for developing PLCs. These leaders have found common ground in expressing their belief in the power of PLCs although clear differences emerge regarding their perspectives on the most effective strategy for making PLCs the norm in North America.
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Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- About the Editors
- Foreword: Here and Now: Improving Teaching and Learning*
- Introduction: On Common Ground: The Power of Professional Learning Communities
- Chapter 1: Recurring Themes of Professional Learning Communities and the Assumptions They Challenge
- Chapter 2: What Is a Professional Learning Community?
- Douglas Reeves
- Chapter 3: Putting It All Together: Standards, Assessment, and Accountability in Successful Professional Learning Communities
- Rick Stiggins
- Chapter 4: Assessment FOR Learning: Building a Culure of Confident Learners
- Johnathon Saphier
- Chapter 5: Masters of Motivation
- Roland S. Barth
- Chapter 6: Turning Book Burners Into Lifelong Learners
- Mike Schmoker
- Chapter 7: No Turning Back: The Ironclad Case for Professional learning Communities
- Dennis Sparks
- Chapter 8: Leading for Transformation in Teaching, Learning, and Relationships
- Lawrence W. Lezotte
- Chapter 9: More Effective Schools: Professional Learning Communities in Action
- Barbara Eason-Watkins
- Chapter 10: Implementing PLCs in the Chicago Public Schools
- Michael Fullan
- Chapter 11: Professional Learning Communities Writ Large
- Chapter 12: Closing the Knowing-Doing Gap
