Evidence also suggests that the actions of professional leaders and the degree of trust between team members, impacts
the effectiveness of professional learning communities.
Theresa wholeheartedly believes in
the effectiveness of professional learning communities and truly enjoys sharing her wisdom and expertise to impact a teacher's thinking.
Not exact matches
Professional learning communities judge their
effectiveness on the basis
of results.
They argue that the research
community has failed to offer useful guidelines for «best practice» that would help improve the quality and
effectiveness of professional learning activities.
In Monroe County, Georgia, for example, the locally developed dashboard includes data on organizational
effectiveness (including new teacher retentions, facilities quality, and internet access); student, staff, and
community engagement (including the number
of business partners, staff attendance, and music performances);
professional learning; and student performance on a range
of measures.
Results indicate a common vision and mission, clearly defined goals for all types
of planning (interdisciplinary team planning, grade - level planning, and
professional learning communities), and effective building leadership were primary factors to enhance
effectiveness.
Using these teacher - centered, no - fault, strengths - based approaches, they can improve teacher
effectiveness and enhance the dynamics
of their
professional learning communities.
Explore research - based steps and strategies you can use to increase the
effectiveness of collaborative teams and enhance
professional learning communities.
IPN is a
professional learning community that provides building - level administrators with a
learning environment focused on increasing the
effectiveness of the instructional core.