LEADER 02690oam 2200553 450 001 9910779485903321 005 20190911103511.0 010 $a1-4522-7272-7 010 $a1-4522-1919-2 010 $a1-4522-1235-X 035 $a(OCoLC)808342062 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL8TPM 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000108117 100 $a20090513h20092009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBuilding and connecting learning communities $ethe power of networks for school improvement /$fSteven Katz, Lorna M. Earl, Sonia Ben Jaafar 210 $aThousand Oaks, Calif. $cCorwin ;$aLondon $cSAGE$d2009 210 1$aThousand Oaks, California :$cCorwin,$d[2009] 210 4$d?2009 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 118 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4129-6601-9 311 $a1-4129-6600-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 8 $aThis 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. 606 $aSchool management and organization 606 $aProfessional learning communities 606 $aSchool improvement programs 606 $aEducational leadership 615 0$aSchool management and organization. 615 0$aProfessional learning communities. 615 0$aSchool improvement programs. 615 0$aEducational leadership. 676 $a371.207 700 $aKatz$b Steven$c(College teacher)$0153897 702 $aEarl$b Lorna M$g(Lorna Maxine),$f1948- 702 $aBen Jaafar$b Sonia$f1974- 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779485903321 996 $aBuilding and connecting learning communities$93871040 997 $aUNINA