Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work™

New Insights for Improving Schools

This 10th-anniversary sequel to the authors’ best-selling book Professional Learning Communities at Work™: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement merges research, practice, and passion. The most extensive, practical, and authoritative PLC resource to date, it goes further than ever before into best practices for deep implementation, explores the commitment/consensus issue, and celebrates successes of educators who are making the journey.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: New Insights Into Professional Learning Communities at Work™
Chapter 2: The Rise and Fall of School Reform
Chapter 3: Making the Case for Professional Learning Communities
Chapter 4: The Challenge of Cultural Change
Chapter 5: Clear Mission and Shared Vision
Chapter 6: Shared Values (Collective Commitments) and Common Goals
Chapter 7: Teaching in a Professional Learning Community
Chapter 8: Assessment in a Professional Learning Community
Chapter 9: A Tale of Excellence in Assessment
Chapter 10: Intervention and Enrichment in a Professional Learning Community
Chapter 11: The Classroom as a Learning Community
Chapter 12: The Role of the Principal in a Professional Learning Community
Chapter 13: The Role of the Central Office in a Professional Learning Community
Chapter 14: The Role of Parents and the Community in a Professional Learning Community
Chapter 15: Sustaining the Professional Learning Community Journey