Reculturing Schools As Professional Learning

This clear and thoughtful discussion of the concept of professional learning communities covers the research, provides a self-assessment, real-life case studies, and a summary. It is a one-stop resource for educators working to build strong work teams to improve student achievement.

Foreword by Shirley M. Hord

vii

Acknowledgments

xiii

Introduction

xv

Part 1: The Challenge of Developing PLCs

1

(26)

1 Overview of Professional Learning Communities

3

(12)

Anita M. Pankake and Gayle Moller

2 Responding to the Challenge

15

(12)

Part 2: From Initiation to Implementation: Dimensions of a PLC

27

(38)

3 Shared and Supportive Leadership

29

(10)

4 Shared Values and Vision

39

(6)

5 Collective Learning and Application

45

(6)

6 Shared Personal Practice

51

(6)

7 Supportive Conditions

57

(8)

Part 3: Assessing and Reculturing Schools

65

(18)

8 Assessing Schools as PLCs

67

(8)

Dianne F. Olivier

9 The PLC Connection to School Improvement

75

(8)

D'Ette Fly Cowan

Part 4: Five Case Studies

83

(58)

10 Case Study Overview

85

(4)

11 Case Study #1: Role Expectations in Schools Moving to Site-Based Leadership

89

(8)

Jane Bumpers Hufffnan

12 Case Study #2: Nurturing the Human Side: A Crucial Component for PLCs

97

(12)

Danna Beaty and Anita M. Pankake

13 Case Study #3: Trust as a Foundation in Building a Learning Community

109

(12)

Kristine Kiefer Hipp

14 Case Study #4: The Role of Principal Commitment in Creating Learning Communities

121

(8)

Gayle Moller

15 Case Study #5: Reculturing a School in Crisis

129

(12)

Dianne F. Olivier

Part 5: From Implementation to Institutionalization

141

(10)

16 Lessons Learned

143

(8)

References

151

(11)

Index

162

(7)

About the Authors

169

(2)

About the Contributors

171

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Reculturing Schools As Professional Learning Communities

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