Building and connecting learning communities : the power of networks for school improvement /: the power of networks for school improvement. (2009)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Building and connecting learning communities : the power of networks for school improvement /: the power of networks for school improvement. (2009)
- Main Title:
- Building and connecting learning communities : the power of networks for school improvement
- Further Information:
- Note: Steven Katz, Lorna M. Earl, Sonia Ben Jaafar.
- Other Names:
- (College teacher), Katz, Steven
Earl, Lorna M (Lorna Maxine), 1948-
Ben Jaafar, Sonia, 1974- - Contents:
- Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; 1. Why Networks? Why Now?; It’s About Learning; Networks: A Powerful Organizational Tool; Time for Reflection; 2. How Networked Learning Communities Work; What Are Networked Learning Communities?; How NLCs Work: The Theory of Action; Using NLCs to Focus Local PLCs; The Anatomy of a NLC: A Refined Theory of Action; Time for Reflection; 3. Establishing a Clear and Defensible Focus; Focus Foremost; Evidence-Based Focus; From a School Focus to a Network Focus; Time for Reflection; 4. Collaborative Inquiry to Challenge Thinking and Practice; The Importance of Relationships; From Inquiry to an Inquiry Habit of Mind; From Relationships to Deep Collaboration; Getting to Powerful Collaborative Inquiry; Time for Reflection; 5. Leadership in Networked Professional Learning Communities; Roles of Formal Leaders; Roles of Informal Leaders; Time for Reflection; 6. From Student Learning to Teacher Learning; Towards Focused Collaborative Inquiry; Collaborative Inquiry for Teacher Leaders; Within-School Focused Professional Learning: Collaborative Inquiry for Teachers; Time for Reflection; 7. Using the Network to Support Professional Learning for Leaders; Collaborative Inquiry and Focused Learning for Leaders; Using Critical Friends to Promote Inquiry and Focus Efforts; From Collaborative Inquiry to Instructional Leadership Actions; Time for Reflection; 8. Sustaining Networked Learning Communities; Sustaining Collective Understanding; SustainingPreface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; 1. Why Networks? Why Now?; It’s About Learning; Networks: A Powerful Organizational Tool; Time for Reflection; 2. How Networked Learning Communities Work; What Are Networked Learning Communities?; How NLCs Work: The Theory of Action; Using NLCs to Focus Local PLCs; The Anatomy of a NLC: A Refined Theory of Action; Time for Reflection; 3. Establishing a Clear and Defensible Focus; Focus Foremost; Evidence-Based Focus; From a School Focus to a Network Focus; Time for Reflection; 4. Collaborative Inquiry to Challenge Thinking and Practice; The Importance of Relationships; From Inquiry to an Inquiry Habit of Mind; From Relationships to Deep Collaboration; Getting to Powerful Collaborative Inquiry; Time for Reflection; 5. Leadership in Networked Professional Learning Communities; Roles of Formal Leaders; Roles of Informal Leaders; Time for Reflection; 6. From Student Learning to Teacher Learning; Towards Focused Collaborative Inquiry; Collaborative Inquiry for Teacher Leaders; Within-School Focused Professional Learning: Collaborative Inquiry for Teachers; Time for Reflection; 7. Using the Network to Support Professional Learning for Leaders; Collaborative Inquiry and Focused Learning for Leaders; Using Critical Friends to Promote Inquiry and Focus Efforts; From Collaborative Inquiry to Instructional Leadership Actions; Time for Reflection; 8. Sustaining Networked Learning Communities; Sustaining Collective Understanding; Sustaining Professional Learning; Sustaining and Broadening Leadership; Sustaining Powerful Networked Learning Communities; Time for Reflection; References; Index; … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Thousand Oaks : Corwin
- Publication Date:
- 2009
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (136 pages)
- Subjects:
- 371.2/07
School management and organization
Professional learning communities
School improvement programs
Educational leadership - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781452212357
- Related ISBNs:
- 145221235X
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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