Search -
On Common Ground: The Power of Professional Learning Communities
On Common Ground The Power of Professional Learning Communities Author:Richard DuFour (Editor), Robert Eaker (Editor), Rebecca Dufour (Editor) On Common Ground brings the ideas and recommendations of many of North America's educational leaders into one resource for educators working to help their students achieve at ever-higher levels. Each chapter contributes to a sound conceptual framework and specific, practical strategies for developing professional learning communities. — Overv... more »iew of PLCs --
Recurring themes of professional learning communities and the assumptions they challenge / Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour --
What is a professional learning community? / Richard DuFour --
Critical questions of PLCs --
Putting it all together: standards, assessment, and accountability in successful professional learning communities / Douglas Reeves --
Assessment FOR learning: building a culture of confident learners / Rick Stiggins --
Masters of motivation / Jonathon Saphier --
Turning book burners into lifelong learners / Roland S. Barth --
Creating PLCs --
No turning back: the ironclad case for professional learning communities / Mike Schmoker --
Leading for transformation in teaching, learning, and relationships / Dennis Sparks --
Placing PLCs in a broader context --
More effective schools: professional learning communities in action / Lawrence W. Lezotte --
Implementing PLCs in the Chicago Public Schools / Barbara Eason-Watkins --
Professional learning communities Writ Large / Michael Fullan --
A call to action --
Closing the knowing-doing gap / Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour« less