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020			_a9781452207889 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_z9781412944762
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050		4	_aLB2822.82 .H667 2008
082	0		_a371.2
100	1		_aHord, Shirley M.
245	1	0	_aLeading Professional Learning Communities : _bVoices from Research and Practice.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aThousand Oaks : _bCorwin Press, _c2007.
264		4	_c©2008.
300			_a1 online resource (185 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aCover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Imagine . . . -- Chapter 1 - What Is a PLC?: Professional Learning Communities: Definition and Effects -- Chapter 2 - Why Leadership?: Leadership Imperatives for Professional Learning Communities -- Chapter 3 - Culture and Context, Structures and Schedules, Policies and Procedures -- Chapter 4 - Creating Conditions to Get Started -- Chapter 5 - What Are the Skills Needed to Lead Professional Learning Communities? -- Chapter 6 - Where Are We? Where Should We Be? Who Is Monitoring Our Work? -- Chapter 7 - What Have We Learned? -- References -- Index.
520			_aImagine all professionals in all schools engaged in continuous professional learning! Education experts Shirley M. Hord and William A. Sommers explore the school-based learning opportunities offered to school professionals and the principal′s critical role in the creation, development, and support of an effective professional learning community (PLC). This book provides school leaders with readily accessible information to guide them in initiating and developing a PLC that supports teachers and students. Using field-tested examples, the text illustrates how this research-based school improvement model can help educators:  Increase leadership capacity  Embed professional development into daily work Create a positive school culture  Develop accountability  Boost student achievement.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aSchool improvement programs-United States.
650		0	_aGroup work in education-United States.
650		0	_aEducational change-United States.
650		0	_aEducational leadership-United States.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aSommers, William A.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aHord, Shirley M. _tLeading Professional Learning Communities _dThousand Oaks : Corwin Press,c2007 _z9781412944762
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1993321 _zClick to View
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