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2 produkter
2 produkter
Guiding Professional Learning Communities
Inspiration, Challenge, Surprise, and Meaning
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
576 kr
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"To improve teaching quality and student learning outcomes, someone has to take the reins and lead the effort with intelligence, skill, sensitivity, and a clear sense of purpose. This book offers the ′why′ and ′how′ to those willing to take on the challenge to accomplish that goal."—Thomas R. Guskey, Professor of Educational PsychologyUniversity of Kentucky"This book places ′learning in community′ at the forefront of PLC work. The authors provide a treasure trove of cognitively engaging learning opportunities that build a communal knowledge base."—Diane Zimmerman, SuperintendentOld Adobe Union School District, Petaluma, CA"Too often PLCs are treated as events. The authors of this fine book make clear that an authentic PLC is about embracing a form of leadership and learning in schools that requires fearless examination of teaching practices, faculty interactions, and student learning toward the goal of increased successful student learning. The book is rich with information, resources, and learning activities revealing how this can be accomplished."—Robert J. Garmston, Cofounder, Institute for Intelligent BehaviorProfessor Emeritus, California State University, SacramentoThe how-to guide for developing, implementing, and sustaining a PLC!Shirley M. Hord and William A. Sommers′ best-selling book Leading Professional Learning Communities introduced educators to the research-based components of an effective professional learning community (PLC). Now this implementation handbook offers more than 30 structured "learning opportunities" to help busy educators put the components into practice.Ideal as a companion to the original book but also valuable as a standalone resource, this sequel guides educators in developing a new PLC or sustaining an existing one. Members of PLCs can use the engaging learning opportunities to facilitate individual and team development by exploring:Beliefs, values, and visionShared leadershipStructural conditionsRelational conditionsIntentional learningSharing personal practiceGuiding Professional Learning Communities is a rich field guide for increasing and enhancing teaching quality through the power of educators learning together.
Implementing Change Through Learning
Concerns-Based Concepts, Tools, and Strategies for Guiding Change
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
576 kr
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Lead successful, lasting reform in your school or district!There’s no doubt about it: real educational reform happens one school at a time, one classroom at a time. No matter what change your school or district is facing, this definitive book shows how to involve teachers and staff as partners, every step of the way. Shirley Hord and Gene Hall are highly acclaimed experts on K–12 change management with their Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM), a rigorously field-tested approach that has benefitted schools and districts for more than two decades. Now this respected team, joined by co-author James Roussin, shares their hands-on techniques with you in this practical guide. This complete change management program enables you to Understand, predict, and address educator concerns and reactions that may arise during the change processUse a series of powerful Learning Map activities to guide and support individuals and teams to navigate their own change efforts successfully Promote collaboration and learning throughout a change initiative, transforming skeptics into supportersExperience the CBAM model in action through a running case studyImplementing Change Through Learning offers realistic, people-centered strategies that help you develop trust and credibility with all teachers and staff involved, setting a foundation for reform that lasts.