This do-it-yourself guide offers specific tasks, exercises, and brief case studies to guide educators step by step through the process of establishing a PLC in nine to twelve months.
This do-it-yourself guide offers specific tasks, exercises, and brief case studies to guide educators step by step through the process of establishing a PLC in nine to twelve months.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Stephen S. Kaagan is currently professor of education at Michigan State University. His teaching interests are leadership, organizational analysis, and administrative practice. He has a doctorate from Harvard University and has been honored with several awards, including membership in the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, London, England and Honorary Doctorates from Williams College in Massachusetts and Green Mountain College in Vermont. Before coming to Michigan State University in 1991, Kaagan served as president of Hurricane Island Outward Bound (1989-91), commissioner of education for the State of Vermont (1982-88), and provost at Pratt Institute in New York City (1977-82). He has written extensively on leadership, organizational development, the role of the arts in schooling, and assessment and accountability. Selected publications include Developing Teacher Leaders: How Teacher Leadership Enhances School Success (with Frank Crowther et al.), Managing Successful School Reform: the Legacy of Chris Argyris (a special edition of the International Journal of Educational Management, co-edited with Frank Crowther), Leadership Games: Experiential Learning for Organizational Development, and Leadership Lessons: From a Life of Character and Purpose in Public Affairs. Kaagan is a charter board member of ArtServe Michigan. In the late 1980s, he served as a member of a distinguished panel on "Making the System Work Better for Poor Kids," a Carnegie Foundation-sponsored project of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Kaagan's experience spans an academic career; wide-ranging service as an advisor to government agencies, corporations, and educational institutions; military experience in the USMC Reserve; extensive travel throughout the world, including mountaineering expeditions in the Himalayas, Andes, and Cascades; and rugby football refereeing for the US Rugby Football Union.
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Acknowledgments About the Authors Preface Section I. Laying the Foundation 1. Having Productive Discussions 101: Cultivating Individual Skills Introduction Ten Pillars of Productive Discussion Interpreting the Pillars Initial Self-Assessment Practice Exercises 1-3 Conclusion 2. Having Productive Discussions 102: Cultivating Group Skills Introduction Practice Exercises 1-4 Self-Assessment Reprise Future Use of the 10 Pillars Conclusion Section II. Putting Your New Skills to Work 3. Shaping a Group Identity Introduction Soul Searching via a Careful, Clean, and Crisp Culture Audit Metaphor, the Path to the Future Professional Learning Community Attributes Ground Rules to Accompany the Attributes Practice Makes Perfect Conclusion 4. Small Moves Make a Big Difference Introduction Small and Different Moves Elaborated Moving on the Small Moves Putting It All Together Conclusion 5. Sustaining Learning Community Growth Introduction Learning Strategies The Power of Authentic Learning Experiential Learning, a Complement to Authentic Learning A Little Experience, a Lot of Learning Potential Qualifying Experiences as Authentic Making the Most of Experience for Learning Outcome Narratives: Authentic Learning of Choice for Professional Learning Communities Why Outcome Narratives Work How Outcome Narratives are Developed and Used Learning to Walk Before You Run Conclusion Additional Exemplary Outcome Narratives Endnotes Conclusion: Taking the Leap Reproducible Resources References
Acknowledgments About the Authors Preface Section I. Laying the Foundation 1. Having Productive Discussions 101: Cultivating Individual Skills Introduction Ten Pillars of Productive Discussion Interpreting the Pillars Initial Self-Assessment Practice Exercises 1-3 Conclusion 2. Having Productive Discussions 102: Cultivating Group Skills Introduction Practice Exercises 1-4 Self-Assessment Reprise Future Use of the 10 Pillars Conclusion Section II. Putting Your New Skills to Work 3. Shaping a Group Identity Introduction Soul Searching via a Careful, Clean, and Crisp Culture Audit Metaphor, the Path to the Future Professional Learning Community Attributes Ground Rules to Accompany the Attributes Practice Makes Perfect Conclusion 4. Small Moves Make a Big Difference Introduction Small and Different Moves Elaborated Moving on the Small Moves Putting It All Together Conclusion 5. Sustaining Learning Community Growth Introduction Learning Strategies The Power of Authentic Learning Experiential Learning, a Complement to Authentic Learning A Little Experience, a Lot of Learning Potential Qualifying Experiences as Authentic Making the Most of Experience for Learning Outcome Narratives: Authentic Learning of Choice for Professional Learning Communities Why Outcome Narratives Work How Outcome Narratives are Developed and Used Learning to Walk Before You Run Conclusion Additional Exemplary Outcome Narratives Endnotes Conclusion: Taking the Leap Reproducible Resources References
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