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The PLC Book Nancy Fichtman Dana

The PLC Book By Nancy Fichtman Dana

The PLC Book by Nancy Fichtman Dana

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The PLC Book is written specifically for teachers, and articulates the essential elements and process of PLC work and how they can collaboratively achieve improved student learning.

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The PLC Book by Nancy Fichtman Dana

A complete rewrite of best-selling and award-winning text The Reflective Educator's Guide to Professional Development: Coaching Inquiry-Oriented Learning Communities, this revamped text will show teachers the ways being a productive and active member of a PLC can help them reclaim their own profession and create a successful PLC to improve student learning.

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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. Dana and Yendol-Hoppey created a practical go-to guide designed to help all educators understand and enact an exciting program of professional learning. A must-read for all who are currently engaging in or wish to begin Professional Learning Communities in their schools.

-- Todd Whitaker

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

The PLC Book is a must-read for anyone wishing to establish a PLC in their school, from the leader looking for a whole-school approach, to the classroom practitioner seeking to connect with a group of educators.

-- Liane Pitcher-Leigh, Evidence-Based Teaching Lead

The PLC Book is as essential as The Reflective Educator's Guide to Professional Learning Communities! Their careful guidance and realistic examples support the work of teachers to genuinely learn together based on inquiry, shared common goals and reflective practices.

-- Donnan Stoicovy, Elementary Principal/Lead Learner

The PLC Book creates a powerful and memorable connection between the idea of Professional Learning Communities and the actuality of creating and sustaining them.

-- Teri Schrader, The School Reform Initiative

The PLC Book will be a go-to resource for teachers, from those looking to begin PLCs for the first time to experienced PLCs looking to refine their collaborative work and get more focused on what makes a difference for student learning.

-- Jennie Beltramini, K-8 Math Instructional Coach

Dana and Yendol-Hoppey have blazed a path of professional development that few have been brave enough to tackle. They understand schools and how they operate on a core level.

-- Jodi Bergland Holen, Professor

As no one else, Nancy and Diane master the art of bringing innovative theories into the practice.

-- Rik Vanderhauwaert, DNI

About Nancy 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 Educator's 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-Hoppey's 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. Diane's 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.

Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgements About the Authors 1. PLC Defined What Is A PLC? Do PLCs Really Work? How Do PLCs Work? Why Is This Book Called The PLC Book? 2. Getting Started What Getting Started Is and Why It's Important How to Get Started What Does Getting Started Look Like? Questions For Discussion 3. Establishing A PLC's Direction What Establishing A PLC Direction Is and Why It's Important How To Establish A Direction For Your PLC What Does Establishing A Direction For Your PLC Look Like? Questions For Discussion 4. Developing A PLC Action Learning Plan What A PLC Action Learning Plan Is and Why It's Important How To Develop A PLC Action Learning Plan What Might Developing An Action Learning Plan Look Like? Questions For Discussion 5. Analyzing Data In Your PLC What Data Analysis Is and Why It's Important How To Analyze Data What Might Analyzing Data Look Like? Questions for Discussion 6. Making PLC Learning Public What Making PLC Learning Public Is and Why It's Important How to Make PLC Learning Public What Might Sharing the Work of Your PLC Look Like? Questions for Discussion 7. Essential Elements of Healthy PLCs Establish a Vision Build Trust Understand and Embrace Collaboration Encourage, Recognize and Appreciate Diversity Within the Group Promote the Development of Critical Friends Pay Attention to the Work In-Between Hold the Group Accountable for and Document Their Learning Have a Comprehensive View of What Constitutes Data Understand Change and Acknowledge The Discomfort It May Bring Work With Building Administrators References

Additional information

CIN1483382656VG
9781483382654
1483382656
The PLC Book by Nancy Fichtman Dana
Nancy Fichtman Dana
Used - Very Good
Paperback
SAGE Publications Inc
2016-01-05
128
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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