Professional learning communities : using data in decision making to improve student learning /
Patrick Barccellieri.
- Hunting Beach, CA. : Shell Education, 2010.
- 191 p.: ill. 24 cm.
The challenge of change -- Complexities of school-level change -- A framework for school-level change -- Actions leading to change -- Teacher conversations foster change -- A professional learning community evolves -- Lessons learned about school change.
This book provides an insider`s perspective on establishing, nurturing, and sustaining a professional learning community. The author, a former principal for Chicago Public Schools, shares how he worked collaboratively with his staff to create a schoolwide learning community with a focus on student achievement. The result? Teachers worked together to examine their students` data, student achievement increased, and test scores improved. Read this book and you will see how this dynamic change took place to achieve impressive outcomes.
English
978-1-4258-0518-0
Decision making--Data processing School improvement programs Teachers--In-service training Professional learning communities