The People Look at Their Schools

The People Look at Their Schools
Author: University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus). College of Education. Bureau of Research and Service
Publisher:
Total Pages: 652
Release: 1952
Genre: Education
ISBN:

How to Develop PLCs for Singletons and Small Schools

How to Develop PLCs for Singletons and Small Schools
Author: Aaron Hansen
Publisher: Solution Tree Press
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2015-05-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1942496036

Part of the Solutions for Professional Learning Communities series. Ensure singleton teachers feel integrally involved in the PLC process with this concise, user-friendly guide. You'll quickly discover how small schools, full of singleton teachers who are the only ones in their schools teaching their subject areas, can build successful PLCs and avoid teacher isolation. Explore five methods for structuring PLC teams for better teacher support and collaboration. Better involve singletons, and read short examples that highlight how real schools have made collaboration among teachers possible. Quickly learn how to create your own singleton teacher support network using the PLC process: Understand what it means to practice collaboration lite and evaluate teacher collaboration in your school or district. Examine scenarios, opportunities, challenges, recommendations, and PLC ideas for electives teachers or other singletons. Review specific ways that teams can connect teachers and help small teams be active participants in the PLC process. Learn the essential steps for creating vertical, virtual, and interdisciplinary teams. Read sample dialogues and quick tips for how to state intentions related to building PLC teams and including singletons in the process. Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Vertical Teams Chapter 2: Interdisciplinary Teams Chapter 3: Singletons Who Support Chapter 4: Virtual Teams Chapter 5: Changing Structures Epilogue Books in the Solutions for Professional Learning Communities Series: How to Use Digital Tools to Support Teachers in a PLC How to Launch PLCs in Your District How to Leverage PLCs for School Improvement How to Cultivate Collaboration in a PLC How to Coach Leadership in a PLC How to Develop PLCs for Singletons and Small Schools

Guided Instruction

Guided Instruction
Author: Douglas Fisher
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2010-10-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416611762

This book explains how teachers can use guided instruction-gradually transferring knowledge and the responsibility for learning to students through scaffolds for learning-to boost students to higher levels of understanding and accomplishment.