01572nam a2200253Ia 450000500170000000800410001724501250005810000260018326000500020930000190025930000110027802000220028965000370031165000320034865000340038065000380041405000180045254600120047050502590048252005420074133600090128333700150129233800110130720260803094041.0251212s2010    xx            000 0 und d1 aProfessional learning communities : busing data in decision making to improve student learning /cPatrick Barccellieri.  aBarccellieri, Patrick  aHunting Beach, CA. :bShell Education,c2010.  a191 p.: bill.  c24 cm.  a978-1-4258-0518-0  aDecision makingxData processing  aSchool improvement programs  aTeachersxIn-service training  aProfessional learning communities  a370.7155 B12p  aEnglish  aThe 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.  aThis 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.  aText  aUnmediated  aVolume