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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779485903321

Autore

Katz Steven (College teacher)

Titolo

Building and connecting learning communities : the power of networks for school improvement / / Steven Katz, Lorna M. Earl, Sonia Ben Jaafar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin

London, : SAGE, 2009

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2009]

�2009

ISBN

1-4522-7272-7

1-4522-1919-2

1-4522-1235-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 118 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.207

Soggetti

School management and organization

Professional learning communities

School improvement programs

Educational leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1 - Why Networks? Why Now?; Chapter 2 - How Networked Learning Communities Work; Chapter 3 - Establishing a Clear and Defensible Focus; Chapter 4 - Collaborative Inquiry to Challenge Thinking and Practice; Chapter 5 - Leadership in Networked Professional Learning Communities; Chapter 6 - From Student Learning to Teacher Learning; Chapter 7 - Using the Network to Support Professional Learning for Leaders; Chapter 8 - Sustaining Networked Learning Communities; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This resource describes how separate professional learning communities can be linked across schools to create effective Networked Learning Communities (NLCs). It shows how NLCs can engage schools in creating and sharing professional knowledge and develop deep and sustained changes that enhance learning



engagement, and success.