Learning by Doing

Learning by Doing
Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work, 3rd Edition

Authors - Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, Thomas Many and Mike Mattos

Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work™ is the best-selling guide for action that helps educators close the knowing-doing gap as they transform their schools into professional learning communities (PLCs). This third edition responds to the authors’ enduring work with teachers, principals and central office staff to address and expand on the PLC implementation process. The third edition offers the following additions and revisions.

Two new chapters that address common formative assessments and the keys to hiring, orienting and retaining staff members
A stronger focus on effectively implementing a districtwide PLC
New insight into clarifying the essential standards necessary for a guaranteed and viable curriculum
Helpful suggestions for incorporating deeper knowledge into curricula and assessments
A more thorough examination of systematic interventions
Explicit tools and templates from real high-performing PLC districts
An updated research base, including more than one hundred new references
An emphasis on vital steps to take immediately in the implementation process

The third edition follows a practical seven-part format.

The Case Study: Learn about the issues and challenges schools and districts face during PLC implementation.
Here’s How: Discover how educators bring PLC elements to life.
Here’s Why: Review the research and rationale supporting PLCs.
Assessing Your Place on the PLC Journey: Assess your school’s current practices.
Tips for Moving Forward: Learn crucial strategies.
Questions to Guide the Work of Your Professional Learning Community: Develop the collective capacity to function as a PLC.
Dangerous Detours and Seductive Shortcuts: Examine counterproductive methods used to bypass important PLC steps.

Packed with real-world solutions and strategies, the third edition of Learning by Doing will become a treasured resource for individual educators and teacher teams at every level of your PLC.

Code: SOT5473
ISBN: 9781760565473
No of Pages: 300
Publish Date: 06 September 2017
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