02690oam 2200553 450 991077948590332120190911103511.01-4522-7272-71-4522-1919-21-4522-1235-X(OCoLC)808342062(MiFhGG)GVRL8TPM(EXLCZ)99255000000010811720090513h20092009 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrBuilding and connecting learning communities the power of networks for school improvement /Steven Katz, Lorna M. Earl, Sonia Ben JaafarThousand Oaks, Calif. Corwin ;London SAGE2009Thousand Oaks, California :Corwin,[2009]�20091 online resource (xiv, 118 pages) illustrationsGale eBooksDescription based upon print version of record.1-4129-6601-9 1-4129-6600-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThis 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.School management and organizationProfessional learning communitiesSchool improvement programsEducational leadershipSchool management and organization.Professional learning communities.School improvement programs.Educational leadership.371.207Katz Steven(College teacher)153897Earl Lorna M(Lorna Maxine),1948-Ben Jaafar Sonia1974-MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910779485903321Building and connecting learning communities3871040UNINA