The PLC Book

Name: The PLC Book
Brand: SAGE Publications Inc
SKU: 9781483382654
Price: 29.43 EUR
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★★★★★

English

By (author): Diane Yendol-Hoppey Nancy Fichtman Dana

The secret to your PLCs success? You.

Commitment to improving student outcomes is a natural part of being a teacher. So when you bring your experience, skills, and questions to a professional learning community, you help shape the future of the teamand that makes all the difference for your students.

Unlike other PLC resources, this book isnt just for leadersits designed to help every member of the team be a driving force for success. With it, youll work together to

Give voice to important issues and dilemmas
Decide where to focus your work
Develop and implement a plan for gaining insight into your area of focus
Take action based on individual and collective learning
Share results with others outside the PLC

Successful PLCs buzz with a collaborative energy that comes from the engagement of teachers. With this guide, youll make the most of your contributions.

The PLC Book is an essential resource for all principals and teachers who wish to create a powerful culture of adult and student learning in their schools. . . . A must-read for all who are currently engaging in or wish to begin Professional Learning Communities in their schools.
- Todd Whitaker, Professor
Indiana State University

The PLC Book is destined to be an essential text in the fields of teacher education, teacher professional development, school administration and a handbook for teachers and others engaged in the pursuit of systemic educational change.
- Frances Rust, Senior Fellow & Director of Teacher Education Program
University of Pennsylvania
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Weight: 270g
Dimensions: 177 x 254mm
Publication Date: 05 Jan 2016
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781483382654

About Diane Yendol-HoppeyNancy Fichtman Dana

Nancy Fichtman Dana is currently professor of education in the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida Gainesville. She began her career in education as an elementary school teacher in Hannibal Central Schools New York. Since earning her PhD from Florida State University in 1991 she has been a passionate advocate for teacher inquiry and has worked >extensively in supporting schools districts and universities in implementing powerful programs of job-embedded professional development through inquiry across the United States and in several countries including China South Korea Belgium Portugal The Netherlands Slovenia and Estonia. She has published ten books and over 100 articles in professional journals and edited books focused on her research exploring teacher and principal professional development and practitioner inquiry. Dana has received many honors including the Association of Teacher Educators Distinguished Research in Teacher Education Award and the National Staff Development Council (now Learning Forward) Book of the Year Award both honoring Dana and Yendol-Hoppeys work related to practitioner inquiry. Diane Yendol-Hoppey is a professor of education and dean in the College of Education and Human Services at the University of North Florida. Prior to her appointment at the University of North Florida she served as the associate dean of educator preparation and partnerships at the University of South Florida director of the Benedum Collaborative at West Virginia University and taught for many years at the University of Florida where she was the evaluator of numerous district state and national professional development efforts. Before beginning her work in higher education Diane spent 13 years as an elementary school teacher in Pennsylvania and Maryland. She holds a PhD in curriculum and instruction from The Pennsylvania State University. Dianes current work explores national and international research focusing on teacher education clinical practice job-embedded professional learning and teacher leadership. Diane received the AERA Division K Early Career Research Award for her ongoing commitment to researching innovative approaches to professional development. She has published six books and over 60 articles in professional journals.