Building School-Based Teacher Learning Communities Professional Strategies to Improve Student Achievement

Name: Building School-Based Teacher Learning Communities Professional Strategies to Improve Student Achievement
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ISBN: 9780807746790

ISBN-10: 0807746797

ISBN-13: 9780807746790

Edition: 2006

Authors: Milbrey W. McLaughlin, Joan E. Talbert, Patricia A. Wasley, Ann Lieberman, Joseph P. McDonald

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Building on extensive evidence that school-based teacher learning communities improve student outcomes, this book lays out an agenda to develop and sustain collaborative professional cultures. McLaughlin and Talbert-foremost scholars of school change and teaching contexts-provide an inside look at the processes, resources, and system strategies that are necessary to build vibrant school-based teacher learning communities.

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List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 2/26/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.14" wide x 8.94" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.484

Joseph P. McDonaldï¿½is professor of teaching and learning at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. He is the author or coauthor of many books, including, most recently,ï¿½Going Online with Protocolsï¿½andï¿½Going to Scale with New School Designs.



Acknowledgments



Learning to Improve Student Achievement


The Essential Role of a School-Based Learning Community for Teachers


Evidence That Teacher Learning Communities Benefit Students


The Empirical Foundation and Organization of the Book



Challenges of Re-culturing Schools into Learning Communities


How Teacher Learning Communities Differ from Typical School Communities


How Do Teacher Learning Communities Improve Student Achievement?


Stages of Learning Community Development and Challenges of Transition



Developing Communities of Practice in Schools


Getting Started: Principles for Developing Communities of Practice


Developing Communities of Teaching Practice: Case Illustrations


School Leadership for Developing Teacher Learning Communities


Tensions and Challenges in Changing School Culture



Professional Development in Support of Teacher Learning Communities


Special Contributions of Off-Site Professional Development


Quality Professional Development and Its Value to Teacher Learning Communities


Implications for Teacher Professional Development Systems



Teacher Learning Communities and the Broader Context


System Administrators


Teachers' Organizations


Professional Developers


Stakeholders: Parents and Community Members



Everyone a Learner: Challenges and Promising Practices


System Administrators


Professional Developers


Parents


Community Members


Expanding the Local Learning Agenda



A Local Learning System to Support Teacher Learning Communities


Why Are Teacher Learning Communities Rare?


The District as the Unit of Change


The District as a Local Learning System


Implementing a Local Learning Agenda: Boston Public Schools


Outcomes of Boston's Learning System


Research for School-Based Learning Communities


Notes


References


Index


About the Authors