On common ground :  the power of professional learning communities / 
 Power of professional learning communities 
editors, Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca Dufour. 
 - Bloomington, Ind. :  National Educational Service,  c2005. 
 - xvi, 254 p. :  ports. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Overview of PLCs -- Recurring themes of professional learning communities and the assumptions they challenge / Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour -- What is a professional learning community? / Richard DuFour -- Critical questions of PLCs -- Putting it all together: standards, assessment, and accountability in successful professional learning communities / Douglas Reeves -- Assessment FOR learning: building a culture of confident learners / Rick Stiggins -- Masters of motivation / Jonathon Saphier -- Turning book burners into lifelong learners / Roland S. Barth -- Creating PLCs -- No turning back: the ironclad case for professional learning communities / Mike Schmoker -- Leading for transformation in teaching, learning, and relationships / Dennis Sparks -- Placing PLCs in a broader context -- More effective schools: professional learning communities in action / Lawrence W. Lezotte -- Implementing PLCs in the Chicago Public Schools / Barbara Eason-Watkins -- Professional learning communities Writ Large / Michael Fullan -- A call to action -- Closing the knowing-doing gap / Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1932127429 9781932127423 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>School improvement programs--United States.<br/>Group work in education--United States.<br/>Team learning approach in education--United States.<br/>Educational change--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB2822.82  / O58 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>371.2