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

• Autore: Katz Steven (College teacher)
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin; London, : SAGE, 2009; Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2009]; �2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 118 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 371.207
• Soggetto topico: School management and organization; Professional learning communities; School improvement programs; Educational leadership
• Persona (resp. second.): EarlLorna M <1948-> (Lorna Maxine); Ben JaafarSonia <1974->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Building and connecting learning communities
• ISBN: 1-4522-7272-7; 1-4522-1919-2; 1-4522-1235-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820674103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II