DuFour, Richard,

Revisiting professional learning communities at work : new insights for improving schools / Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, and Robert Eaker. - Bloomington : Solution Tree, c2008. - xxii, 520 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes index and references (p. 473-508) and index.

The 3Rs of professional learning communities -- Revisiting professional learning communities at work -- New insights into professional learning communities at work -- The rise and fall of school reform -- Making the case for professional learning communities -- The challenge of cultural change -- Clear mission and shared vision -- Shared values (collective commitments) and common goals -- Teaching in a professional learning community -- Assessment in a professional learning community -- A tale of excellence in assessment -- Intervention and enrichment in a professional learning community -- The classroom as a learning community -- The role of the principal in a professional learning community -- The role of the central office in a professional learning community -- The role of parents and the community in a professional learning community -- Sustaining the professional learning community journey.

ISBN: 1934009326 9781934009321

LCCN: 2008298346

Subjects--Topical Terms:
School improvement programs
Teachers
Group work in education
Team learning approach in education
Educational change
Educational leadership

LC Class. No.: LB2822.82 / .D812 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 371.2/07