Learning communities 2.0 : educating in the age of empowerment / William G. Spady and Charles J. Schwahn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spady, William G.

Contributor:

Schwahn, Charles J.

American Association of School Administrators

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Professional learning communities.

United States.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Professional learning communities--United States.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

vii, 169 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2010]

Summary:

Drawing on mountains of insightful research and innovative practices from their vast experience and international consulting work in education, they clearly, systematically, and compellingly describe the distinguishing and defining components of ELCs, why ELCs are desperately needed in today's Age of Empowerment, how ELCs differ from 'educentric' schools, how ELCs function, the life-performance outcomes that shape ELCs' instructional priorities, and the strategies, frameworks, and transformational technologies that local communities can use to design and implement the key elements of ELCs in a number of creative ways.

Contents:

Transformational change: from educentrism to empowering learning communities

Establishing a collegial culture of professionalism

Creating a transformational philosophy and rationale

Deriving life performance learner outcomes

Implementing an empowering learning system: paradigm change in action

Using mass customized learning to restructure for success

Building an aligned support structure

Epilogue: learning in the age of empowerment.

Notes:

"Published in partnership with the American Association of School Administrators."

ISBN:

9781607096061

1607096064

9781607096078

1607096072

9781607096085

1607096080

OCLC:

488732563