TY  - BOOK
AU  - DuFour,Richard
AU  - Eaker,Robert E.
AU  - DuFour,Rebecca Burnette
TI  - On common ground: the power of professional learning communities 
SN  - 1932127429
AV  - LB2822.82 O58 2005
U1  - 371.2 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Bloomington, Ind.
PB  - National Educational Service
KW  - School improvement programs
KW  - United States
KW  - Group work in education
KW  - Team learning approach in education
KW  - Educational change
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Overview of PLCs -- Recurring themes of professional learning communities and the assumptions they challenge / Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour -- What is a professional learning community? / Richard DuFour -- Critical questions of PLCs -- Putting it all together: standards, assessment, and accountability in successful professional learning communities / Douglas Reeves -- Assessment FOR learning: building a culture of confident learners / Rick Stiggins -- Masters of motivation / Jonathon Saphier -- Turning book burners into lifelong learners / Roland S. Barth -- Creating PLCs -- No turning back: the ironclad case for professional learning communities / Mike Schmoker -- Leading for transformation in teaching, learning, and relationships / Dennis Sparks -- Placing PLCs in a broader context -- More effective schools: professional learning communities in action / Lawrence W. Lezotte -- Implementing PLCs in the Chicago Public Schools / Barbara Eason-Watkins -- Professional learning communities Writ Large / Michael Fullan -- A call to action -- Closing the knowing-doing gap / Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour
ER  -