Revisiting professional learning communities at work
Subtitle: new insights for improving schools
By: Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, and Robert Eaker.
Contributors: DuFour, Rebecca Burnette.; Eaker, Robert E.
Publisher: Solution Tree
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9781934009321
Subjects: School improvement programs -- United States; Teachers -- Training of -- United States; Group work in education -- United States; Team learning approach in education -- United States; Educational change -- United States; Educational leadership -- United States
Notes: Includes index and references (p. 473-508) and index.
Table of contents: title: The 3Rs of professional learning communities; title: Revisiting professional learning communities at work; title: New insights into professional learning communities at work; title: The rise and fall of school reform; title: Making the case for professional learning communities; title: The challenge of cultural change; title: Clear mission and shared vision; title: Shared values (collective commitments) and common goals; title: Teaching in a professional learning community; title: Assessment in a professional learning community; title: A tale of excellence in assessment; title: Intervention and enrichment in a professional learning community; title: The classroom as a learning community; title: The role of the principal in a professional learning community; title: The role of the central office in a professional learning community; title: The role of parents and the community in a professional learning community; title: Sustaining the professional learning community journey.