Building School-Based Teacher Learning Communities Professional Strategies to Improve Student Achievement |
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| Author:
| McLaughlin, Milbrey W.
Talbert, Joan E. |
| Series title: | Series on School Reform Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8077-4680-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2001 |
| Publisher: | Teachers College Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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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.
Offering a compelling, straightforward blueprint for...
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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.
Offering a compelling, straightforward blueprint for action, this book:
- Takes a comprehensive look at the problem of improving the quality of teaching across the United States, based on evidence and examples from the authors' nearly two decades of research.
- Demonstrates how and why school-based teacher learning communities are bottom-line requirements for improved instruction.
- Outlines the resources and supports needed to build and sustain a long-term school-based teacher professional community.
- Discusses the nature of high-quality professional development to support learning and changes in teaching.
- Details the roles and responsibilities of policymakers at all levels of the school system.