Professional Learning Communities charts a streamlined process for creating a PLC. The highest mission of a professional learning community is academic achievement. During Dr. Culp's forty-plus years
Teachers Leading Educational Reform explores the ways in which teachers across the world are currently working together in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to generate meaningful change and in
This book is broken into five parts. Part 1 describes the book, its purposes, history, and theory behind the use of PLCs as a school reform measure. Part 2 presents the evidence for using PLCs in elem
This book is broken into five parts. Part 1 describes the book, its purposes, history, and theory behind the use of PLCs as a school reform measure. Part 2 presents the evidence for using PLCs in elem
Transform your school into a high-performing, student-centered PLC. Tailored specifically to international schools, this resource will guide you through every aspect of PLC implementation. The book’s
Get all of your PLC questions answered. Designed as a companion resource to Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work (3rd ed.), this powerful, quick-reference guideb
Drive lasting structural and cultural change. With this user-friendly guide, you’ll discover how to implement professional learning community practices in colleges and universities. The authors detail
A Common Core Toolkit for Professional Learning Communities at WorkLeverage teamwork to integrate the CCSS into your curriculum, and build on a foundational knowledge of PLCs. You'll gain a comprehens
This new development helps practitioners build thriving learning communities through: (1) recognition and validation of each staff member’s unique points of view, (2) natural conflict that accompanies
This new development helps practitioners build thriving learning communities through: (1) recognition and validation of each staff member’s unique points of view, (2) natural conflict that accompanies
In this addition to the Essentials for Principals series, authors Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour continue to provide aspiring and experienced principals with useful strategies for creating high ach
Easton, a former middle school teacher, consultant, coach, and author who was a professional development director at a high school, argues that professional learning communities should be self-organiz
Examine how PLCs provide the decision-making platform for the rigorous work of differentiated classroom instruction. A practical guide to implementing differentiation in the classroom, this book offer
In this book, professional learning community (PLC) team objectives are linked with corresponding options for delivering differentiated instruction in K-12 classrooms. Opening chapters are devoted to
Creating a Coaching Culture for Professional Learning Communities will help you build a collaborative coaching culture that ensures all adults learn in a way that keeps the focus on student learning.
Editors Hipp (leadership studies, Cardinal Stritch U.), Huffman (educational administration, U. of North Texas), and six co-authors define and outline the concept of professional learning communities
From Literature Circles to Blogs helps build trust and rapport and expands the possibilities of self-directed professional growth. This flexible resource is organized around specific learning
Offers more than 30 structured "learning opportunities" to help busy educators put six components of effective PLCs into practice and facilitate individual and schoolwide development.
This book is the first to integrate the topics of professional development, educational leadership, and social justice. Contributors offer ideas, applications, and resources for helping leaders and ed
This book provides an insider's perspective on establishing, nurturing, and sustaining a professional learning community. The author, a former principal for Chicago Public Schools, shares how he worke
This book demonstrates how a professional learning community can increase teacher growth and student achievement. The authors provide detailed examples along with innovation maps to help school leader
Imagine all professionals in all schools engaged in continuous professional learning!Education experts Shirley M. Hord and William A. Sommers explore the school-based learning opportunities offered to
This research-based, step-by-step guide shows principals how to build leadership capacity, embed professional development, create a positive school culture, develop accountability, and increase stude
"This resource brings together an incredible blend of leading educational thinkers. Their diverse experiences, perspectives, and wisdom will stimulate in leaders the 'deep work' of the heart, mind, a
"This resource brings together an incredible blend of leading educational thinkers. Their diverse experiences, perspectives, and wisdom will stimulate in leaders the 'deep work' of the heart, mind, a
This collection chronicles the many ways in which teachers create professional learning communities through collaborations with colleagues, mentees, faculty groups, learners, families, and neighborho
The concept of "professional learning community" (as developed by Shirley Hord) is advanced by Huffman (education, U. of North Texas) and Hipp (education, Cardinal Stritch U.) as a way to improve educ
Get answers to the most common question posed by educators seeking to build and sustain a PLC: Where do we begin? Access a solid conceptual framework and concrete illustrations of how schools operate
This book explores the unique experiences of a sister school network in Canada and China contextualized through the lens of the Reciprocal Learning Project, which supports the relationship between a s
Build a community in your school and improve learning outcomes with this one-stop sourcebook that features the latest educational issues, new research-based strategies and activities, and more!
Build a community in your school and improve learning outcomes with this one-stop sourcebook that features the latest educational issues, new research-based strategies and activities, and more!
This collection of inspirational quotes provides daily motivation for teachers and administrators. Collected from a decade of work by renowned experts Robert Eaker, Rebecca DuFour, and Richard DuFour,
Discover how to close the knowing-doing gap and transform your school or district into a high-performing PLC. The powerful third edition of this comprehensive action guide updates and expands on new a
"The authors have not merely updated the original, but have expanded and refined their recommendations, including greater clarity on the roles of site and district educators, the potential obstacles t
