Getting started : reculturing schools to become professional learning communities / Robert Eaker, Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eaker, Robert.

Contributor:

DuFour, Richard, 1947-

DuFour, Rebecca.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Group work in education--United States.

Group work in education.

Team learning approach in education--United States.

Team learning approach in education.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Ind. : Solution Tree Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Get answers to the most common question posed by educators seeking to build and sustain a PLC: Where do we begin? Access a solid conceptual framework and concrete illustrations of how schools operate when they are functioning as PLCs. Two case studies examine schools that have made the transformation, showcasing district- and curriculum-level efforts to focus on student learning.

Contents:

""Table of Contents ""; ""About the Authors ""; ""Foreword ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Chapter One: Cultural Shifts: Transforming Schools Into Professional Learning Communities ""; ""Chapter Two: Time, Perspective, and Priorities ""; ""Chapter Three: Lessons Learrned: Boones Mill Elementary School""; ""Chapter Four: A Conversation With the Authors ""; ""Chapter Five: A Call for Action ""; ""Chapter Six: Artifacts ""; ""Chapter Seven: Case Studies ""; ""Bibliography ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-184).

ISBN:

9781934009871

1934009873

OCLC:

923390817