See also, the companion book, Concise Answers to Frequently Asked
Questions About Professional Learning Communities at Work ™, that provides readers with quick answers to help them move beyond specific problems in PLC implementation.
Recently, Moon and colleagues (2014) asserted that little was yet known about how «social media capacities interact with teacher learning and whether or how they are in line with established ideas
about professional learning in general» (p. 175).
Carol Campbell, the principal researcher for the study, added, «While Canada is internationally recognized as valuing education and committing to both excellence and equity, there is a gap in shared
knowledge about the professional learning practices that contribute to improved educational outcomes within and across Canada and in the unique and diverse contexts of each province and territory.»
Pemberton and his 27 colleagues have spent the past year challenging
assumptions about professional learning, studying promising models, clarifying shared principles and discussing individual and collective action plans to raise the standard of teacher development in America.
The above points can be used as tools for reflection by services or individual educators in making
decisions about professional learning opportunities as well as thinking about how professional learning is supported within the workplace.
The conversation that follows an evaluation should be
about professional learning and instructional improvement and directed squarely at improving the quality of teachers» performances in their classrooms.
By Barnett Berry, Kathleen M. Airhart, and P. Ann Byrd We teachers are passionate
about our professional learning.
Concise Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
About Professional Learning Communities at Work (TM)(Stronger Relationships for Better Education Leadership)
You can read more
about the Professional Learning and what is involved on Shared Thinking, the KidsMatter Early Childhood blog.
They are also fantastic if you have a question or two
about the professional learning or need to let us know you have completed a topic (and get your certificate).
In this session, Ellen will share what she has learned
about Professional Learning Communities, and show you how your organization can replicate some of these models to use Mind in the Making in your community or organization.