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• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Series Page
• Meet the Authors
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• Free Downloads
• 1 Effective Professional Learning Communities
• Why Should We Use Professional Learning Communities?
• Why Do We Need to Develop Structural and Relational Practices at the Same Time for Professional Learning Community Success?
• How Can We Analyze Our Assumptions and Information about Professional Learning Communities for Effective Implementation?
• Assumptions and Insights about Teacher Change
• Assumptions and Insights about Adult Learning
• Assumptions and Insights about Adult Interaction
• Assumptions and Insights about Effective Professional Learning Community Meetings
• Assumptions and Insights about Student Learning
• Assumptions and Insights about Vision-Driven Action Plans
• Looking Ahead
• 2 Look Before You Leap
• How Do We Create Effective Learning Environments for Adults?
• Experiential Learning
• Social, Transactional, Negotiated, Relational, Collaborative Learning
• Self-Directed Learning
• Reflective Learning
• How Do We Influence Change in Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices?
• What Conditions Are Needed for an Effective Professional Learning Community?
• How Do We Promote Effective Relationships in Professional Learning Communities?
• Reflecting Forward
• Chapter Wrap-Up
• 3 Using Innovation Maps to Guide Implementation
• How Do We Develop Commitment to a Common Purpose in Professional Learning Communities?
• Professional Learning Community Implementation Innovation Maps
• How Can We Assess Student Learning?
• Innovation Map One—Student Learning and Growth
• How Can We Determine If Professional Growth Is Improving Student Learning?
• Innovation Map Two—Professional Learning and Growth
• How Do We Know What Needs to Change to Improve Student Learning and Teacher Learning?
• Reflecting Forward
• 4 Shared Commitment and Purpose
• How Can We Use Professional Learning Communities to Guide the Internalization of Purpose and Commitment?
• Supporting Professional Learning Center Commitment—Establishing and Honoring Norms
• Building Community—Coat of Arms
• Building Community—Contextual Scan
• Building Community—Shared Values
• Defining Profession Learning Community Purpose—Analysis of Assumptions and Values
• Defining Professional Learning Community Purpose-Ask Why Five Times
• How Do We Structure Professional Learning Communities to Encourage and Support Increased Interdependence?
• Innovation Map Three-Professional Learning Community Development
• Reflecting Forward
• 5 Effective Interactions
• How Can We Develop Cooperative, Collaborative Professional Learning Communities?
• How Can We Build Interdependent Relationships and Goals in Professional Learning Communities?
• What Strategies Can Increase Interpersonal and Group Skills in Professional Learning Communities?
• How Can We Ensure Individual and Group Accountability?
• Reflecting Forward
• 6 The Learning is in the Questions
• Why is Coaching Essential for Effective Professional Learning Community Development?
• What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of an Effective Coach?
• Initiator
• Trust Builder
• Educator Not Evaluator
• Story Seeker
• Professional Mirror
• Diversity Director
• Distributor
• How Can We Design Coaching Questions that Promote Change in Teacher Beliefs and Practices?
• What are Some Strategies or Approaches to Coaching We Can Use in Schools?
• Reflecting Forward
• 7 Built to Last
• How Can We Continue to Improve Professional Learning Communities?
• Promote Student Learning
• Promote Adult Learning
• Professionalize Teaching Practice
• Change Education
• How Can We Sustain Professional Learning Communities?
• Use Innovation Maps to Measure and Monitor Implementation
• Monitor Movement in the Change Cycle
• Analyze Levels of Use of New Initiatives
• Aligning Policies, Practices, and Infrastructures
• Support Teacher Leadership and Distributed Leadership
• Strengthen Efficacy and Celebrate Successes
• Innovation Map Eight—Sustaining Professional Learning Communities
• Reflecting Forward
• 8 Conviction, Courage, and Effort
• How Can We Develop an Effective Leadership Action Plan?
• Development of a Leadership Action Plan
• Identify the Purpose
• Develop SMART Coals
• Develop Individual Action Plans to Meet SMART Coals
• Assess Alignment and Effectiveness of Action Plans
• What Will Be the Results of Our Conviction, Courage, and Efforts?
• Reflecting Forward
• References
• Selected References to Deepen Understanding of Adult Learning, Change Processes, and Professional Learning Communities
• Adult Learning
• Change Processes
• Professional Learning Communities
• References
• Index