num_pages: 272
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.  Here and Improving Teaching and Learning On Common The Power of Professional Learning Communities Section 1: Overview of PLCsChapter 1: Recurring Themes of Professional Learning Communities and the Assumptions They ChallengeChapter 2: What Is a Professional Learning Community? Section 2: Critical Questions of PLCsChapter 3: Putting It All Standards, Assessment, and Accountability in Successful Professional Learning CommunitiesChapter 4: Assessment FOR Building a Culture of Confident LearnersChapter 5: Mater of MotivationChapter 6: Turning Book Burners Into Lifelong Learners Section 3: Creating PLCsChapter 7: No Turning The Ironclad Case for Professional Learning CommunitiesChapter 8: Leading for Transformation in Teaching, Learning, and Relationships Section 4: Placing PLCs in a Broader ContextChapter 9: More Effective Professional Learning Communities in ActionChapter 10: Implementing PLCs in the Chicago Public SchoolsChapter 11: Professional Learning Communities Writ Large Section 5: A Call to ActionChapter 12: Closing the Knowing-Doing Gap
language: English
title: On Common Ground: The Power of Professional Learning Communities
titlecomplete: On Common Ground: The Power of Professional Learning Communities
genres: Education, Nonfiction, Leadership
ratings_count: 108
publisher: Solution Tree