Essentials for principals : the school leader's guide to professional learning communities at work / Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DuFour, Richard, 1947-

Contributor:

DuFour, Rebecca.

Series:

Essentials for Principals

Essentials for principals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Professional learning communities.

School management and organization.

School principals--Professional relationships.

School principals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Ind. : Solution Tree Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Are you a K-8 principal ready to implement the PLC at Work(tm) process? Two experienced practitioners show you how to explore the critical components needed to lay the foundation of a PLC, including how to develop a structure that supports collaborative teams, how to focus on effective monitoring strategies, how to reflect on your communication effectiveness, and more.

Contents:

""Table of Contents ""; ""About the Authors ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Chapter 1: Getting Started ""; ""Chapter 2: Creating the Structures for Collaboration ""; ""Chapter 3: Transforming Groups Into High-Performing Teams ""; ""Chapter 4: Focusing on the Right Work ""; ""Chapter 5: Demonstrating Reciprocal Accountability in a Professional Learning Community ""; ""Chapter 6: Establishing a Focus no Results ""; ""Chapter 7: Responding When Students Don't Learn ""; ""Chapter 8: Communicating Purpose and Priorities ""; ""Chapter 9: Sustaining School Improvement ""

""Chapter 10: Fostering Collective Efficacy """"References ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

"A joint publication Solution Tree NAESP."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-935543-38-5

OCLC:

859156466