The PLC book. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Professional learning communities book
• Further Information: Note: Nancy Fichtman Dana, Diane Yendol-Hoppey.
• Other Names: Dana, Nancy Fichtman, 1964-; Yendol-Hoppey, Diane
• Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; 1. PLC Defined; What Is A PLC?; Do PLCs Really Work?; How Do PLCs Work?; Why Is This Book Called The PLC Book?; 2. Getting Started; What Getting Started Is and Why It’s Important; How to Get Started; What Does Getting Started Look Like?; Questions For Discussion; 3. Establishing A PLC’s Direction; What Establishing A PLC Direction Is and Why It’s Important; How To Establish A Direction For Your PLC; What Does Establishing A Direction For Your PLC Look Like?; Questions For Discussion; 4. Developing A PLC Action Learning Plan; What A PLC Action Learning Plan Is and Why It’s Important; How To Develop A PLC Action Learning Plan; What Might Developing An Action Learning Plan Look Like?; Questions For Discussion; 5. Analyzing Data In Your PLC; What Data Analysis Is and Why It’s Important; How To Analyze Data; What Might Analyzing Data Look Like?; Questions for Discussion; 6. Making PLC Learning Public; What Making PLC Learning Public Is and Why It’s Important; How to Make PLC Learning Public; What Might Sharing the Work of Your PLC Look Like?; Questions for Discussion; 7. Essential Elements of Healthy PLCs; Establish a Vision; Build Trust; Understand and Embrace Collaboration; Encourage, Recognize and Appreciate Diversity Within the Group; Promote the Development of Critical Friends; Pay Attention to the Work “In-Between”; Hold the Group Accountable for and Document Their Learning; Have a Comprehensive View of What Constitutes Data; Understand Change and Acknowledge The Discomfort It May Bring; Work With Building Administrators; References;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (128 pages)
• Subjects: 370.71/1; Professional learning communities
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506338408; 1506338402
• Access Rights: 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).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.