Bringing your learning community to life : a road map for sustainable school improvement /: a road map for sustainable school improvement. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephen S. Kaagan, Linda Headley.
• Other Names: Kaagan, Stephen S; Headley, Linda
• Contents: Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Preface; Section I. Laying the Foundation; 1. Having Productive Discussions 101: Cultivating Individual Skills; Introduction; Ten Pillars of Productive Discussion; Interpreting the Pillars; Initial Self-Assessment; Practice Exercises 1-3; Conclusion; 2. Having Productive Discussions 102: Cultivating Group Skills; Introduction; Practice Exercises 1-4; Self-Assessment Reprise; Future Use of the 10 Pillars; Conclusion; Section II. Putting Your New Skills to Work; 3. Shaping a Group Identity; Introduction; Soul Searching via a Careful, Clean, and Crisp Culture Audit; Metaphor, the Path to the Future; Professional Learning Community Attributes; Ground Rules to Accompany the Attributes; Practice Makes Perfect; Conclusion; 4. Small Moves Make a Big Difference; Introduction; Small and Different Moves Elaborated; Moving on the Small Moves; Putting It All Together; Conclusion; 5. Sustaining Learning Community Growth; Introduction; Learning Strategies; The Power of Authentic Learning; Experiential Learning, a Complement to Authentic Learning; A Little Experience, a Lot of Learning Potential; Qualifying Experiences as Authentic; Making the Most of Experience for Learning; Outcome Narratives: Authentic Learning of Choice for Professional Learning Communities; Why Outcome Narratives Work; How Outcome Narratives are Developed and Used; Learning to Walk Before You Run; Conclusion; Additional Exemplary Outcome Narratives; Endnotes; Conclusion: Taking the Leap; Reproducible Resources; References;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (160 pages)
• Subjects: 370.71/55; Teachers -- In-service training -- United States; Professional learning communities -- United States; School improvement programs -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452271231; 1452271232
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