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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814184503321

Autore

Kaagan Stephen S.

Titolo

Bringing your learning community to life : a road map for sustainable school improvement / / Stephen S. Kaagan, Linda Headley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : Corwin Press, , 2010

ISBN

1-4522-7123-2

1-4522-1601-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 134 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.207

Soggetti

Teachers - In-service training - United States

Professional learning communities - United States

School improvement programs - United States

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 (pages 133-134).

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Preface""; ""SECTION I - LAYING THE FOUNDATION""; ""Chapter 1 - Having Productive Discussions 101: Cultivating Individual Skills""; ""Chapter 2 - Having Productive Discussions 102: Cultivating Group Skills""; ""SECTION II - PUTTING YOUR NEW SKILLS TO WORK""; ""Chapter 3 - Shaping a Group Identity""; ""Chapter 4 - Small Moves Make a Big Difference""; ""Chapter 5 - Sustaining Learning Community Growth""; ""Conclusion - Taking the Leap""; ""Reproducible Resources""; ""References""

Sommario/riassunto

This do-it-yourself guide offers specific tasks, exercises, and brief case studies to guide educators step by step through the process of establishing a PLC in nine to twelve months.