Leading professional learning teams : a start-up guide for improving instruction /: a start-up guide for improving instruction. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Susan E. Sather ; foreword by Shirley M. Hord.
• Other Names: Sather, Susan E
• Contents: List of Figures and Tables; Foreword by Shirley M. Hord; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; 1. Understanding Professional Learning Teams; Defining Professional Learning Teams; The Need for PLTs; Other Models for Teacher Collaboration; Key Points for Chapter 1; 2. Setting the Stage for Success; Readiness for PLTs; Understanding Change; Building Relationships; Creating Avenues of Communication; Key Points for Chapter 2; 3. Laying the Foundation Within the School Community; Advocating for PLTs With Important Stakeholders; Aligning With School Goals; Structures for Working Collaboratively; Providing and Using Data; Providing Additional Resources; Establishing Supportive Accountability; Key Points for Chapter 3; 4. What About Leadership?; Administrators as Leaders; Shared and Facilitative Leadership; Teacher Leadership; Sustaining Leadership; Vignette: A Professional Learning Team in Action; Key Points for Chapter 4; 5. Supporting the Work of PLTs; Successful PLTs; Reinforcing PLT Strategies and Skills; Ensuring That PLTs Are Teacher Led; Using a Rubric to Encourage Reflection; Anticipating Potential Challenges; Celebrating Success; Key Points for Chapter 5; Resources; A. National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Standards for Staff Development; B. Survey of School Capacity for Continuous Improvement; C. Professional Learning Community (PLC) Survey; D. Finding Time for Professional Learning; E. Resolving Conflict: Key to Collaboration; F. Sample Conflict Scenarios; G. Possible Expectations for PLT Team Leaders and Facilitators; H. Tools; 1. Professional Learning Team Inquiry Cycle; 2. PLT Inquiry Cycle With Steps Explained; 3. Getting Started: Sample Agenda for Workship 1; 4. PLT Team Log; 5. Sample PLT team Meeting Agenda and Log; 6. Defining Team Roles; 7. Professional Learning Team: Planning Sheet; 8. Five Demensions of Professional Learning Communities; 9. Criteria for Quality Team Time; 10. Finding Time for Collaboration; 11. Factors Supporting the Success of PLTs; 12. PLT Implementation Rubric; 13. Getting Started Roadmap; Suggested Readings; References; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (168 pages)
• Subjects: 370.71/55; Teachers -- In-service training; Professional learning communities; Teacher effectiveness; Effective teaching
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452272979; 1452272972
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