Professional Learning Communities: Divergence, Depth and Dilemmas
1st Edition
0335220304
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9780335220304
© 2007 | Published: March 16, 2007
“All who are interested and concerned about educational reform and the improvement of schools will find this book a must read. It stimulates, it challenges, and it informs, such that the reader is most surely enriched by its plenitude.”Dr Shirley…
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- Series’ editors’ preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of contributors
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List of figures and tables
Professional learning communities: Elaborating new approaches
Part 1 Divergence
- The involvement of support staff in professional learning communities
- Extending the learning community: a broader perspective embedded in policy
- From professional learning community to networked learning community
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Beyond borders: can international networks deepen professional learning community?
Part 2 Depth
- ‘Normalizing’ problems of practice: converting routine conversation into a resource for learning in professional communities
- How leaders use artifacts to structure professional community in schools
- Developing collective understanding over time: reflections on building professional community
- Using assessment tools as frames for dialogue to create and sustain professional learning communities
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Transforming practice from within: the power of the professional learning community
Part 3 Dilemmas
- Building professional learning communities in high schools: challenges and promising practices
- Building social capital in professional learning communities: importance, challenges and a way forward
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Sustainable professional learning communities
Part 4 Afterword
- Professional learning communities: a reflection