Overview
Powerful tools for facilitating teachers′ professional development and optimizing school improvement efforts!
Combining professional learning communities (PLCs) and action research, this step-by-step guide provides coaches, workshop leaders, and staff developers with strategies, activities, and tools to develop inquiry-oriented PLCs. The authors present essential elements of a healthy PLC, case studies of inquiry-based PLCs, and lessons learned for improving coaching practices. Sample projects and reflection prompts will help readers:
- Organize, assess, and maintain high-functioning, inquiry-oriented PLCs
- Facilitate the development of study questions
- Enable PLC members to develop, analyze, and share research results
- Lead successful renewal and reform efforts
This book title, The Reflective Educator's Guide to Professional Development (Coaching Inquiry-Oriented Learning Communities), ISBN: 9781412955805, by Nancy Fichtman Dana, Diane Yendol-Hoppey, published by SAGE Publications (May 1, 2008) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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