Sentences with phrase «enhance professional learning communities»

Explore research - based steps and strategies you can use to increase the effectiveness of collaborative teams and enhance professional learning communities.

They support teachers, provide feedback, and enable and enhance professional learning communities.

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Through the retreats and professional learning communities, colleagues enhance their own teaching and further the practice of others.

Professional learning communities (PLCs) or networks (PLNs) are groups of teachers that share and critically interrogate their practices in an ongoing, reflective, collaborative, inclusive, learning - oriented, and growth - promoting way to mutually enhance teacher and student learning (Stoll, Bolam, McMahon, Wallace, and Thomas, 2006).

When it comes to a focus on students, research suggests effective professional learning communities «make intelligent use of evidence to pinpoint areas needing intervention to enhance learning outcomes for all students».

Shoebox Theatre c.i.c. is a small Tamworth community theatre which supports schools curricula with drama workshops, performance, storytelling and role play, using a mix of professional actors and volunteer performers to enhance primary pupils learning.

Over the course of this grant, FOI: (1) is producing professional development materials to help staff representing multiple state agencies better understand the basic science of child development generally and the promotion of executive function and self - regulation skills more specifically; (2) is supporting the creation of small learning communities, building on existing relationships at the site and policy level and connecting to other learning communities across North America; (3) is supporting the Washington cross-agency working group to sustain its current gains and momentum during the upcoming executive branch transition in January and to share lessons learned with the broader national FOI community of states and Canadian provinces; and (4) is beginning conversations with stakeholders at the community level to explore mutual interests and is beginning to chart a path toward enhanced collaboration within the state.

Language immersion, global competence, and vibrant professional learning communities enhance student learning at Seattle's John Stanford International School.

How might you use Rethink to create or enhance existing professional learning communities?

Supporting Principal Leadership for Pre-K — Third Grade Learning Communities addresses ways to enhance SEA and LEA leadership capacity for building P -3 communities, cultivate standards of effective practice for P - 3 principals and related leaders, develop practical implementation strategies as described by an elementary school principal and state education leaders, and consider implications for state and local policymakers, technical assistance and professional developmental providers, and higher education.

In its 10th Year, the Leadership Academy is funded by a statewide Teacher Center grant to be a Learning Community studying Leadership.Its mission is to empower individuals to realize their professional and personal leadership capacity through learning together, enhancing individual and group skills, and to set and achieve goals that advance distributive leadership within the New York State Teacher Centers» OrganLearning Community studying Leadership.Its mission is to empower individuals to realize their professional and personal leadership capacity through learning together, enhancing individual and group skills, and to set and achieve goals that advance distributive leadership within the New York State Teacher Centers» Organlearning together, enhancing individual and group skills, and to set and achieve goals that advance distributive leadership within the New York State Teacher Centers» Organization.

To enhance MCAN's professional development strategy, MCAN has developed two learning communities:

Teachers will work in professional learning communities to collaborate and connect current STEM research to enhance student learning.

-- After - School Mentors Matter — Professionals team up with public schools to create an enhanced learning community after the school day ends.

District uses Professional Learning Community framework to enhance its teaching and lLearning Community framework to enhance its teaching and learninglearning.

Working with colleagues in professional learning communities can enhance this process.

She is currently in her first year as an instructional coach at Idyllwilde Elementary School, a school that is in the Florida Department of Education's turnaround program after having earned two consecutive school grades of «D.» At Idyllwilde, she implemented data - driven and solution - oriented professional learning communities to help her colleagues enhance their instruction.

In this light, the professional development program, Technology Enhanced Communities (TEC), which is presented in this paper, was designed to create a learning community where science teachers can learn to integrate technology into their teaching to support student inquiry.

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.

We order new textbooks, address curricula, concentrate professional development efforts on ways to increase student achievement, investigate new strategies to enhance students» academic progress and improve their behavior, and meet throughout the year in our professional learning communities to discuss what is and is not working.

Although professional learning communities have gained wide acceptance as a way for teachers to support one another's learning, there is less attention paid to the need for principals to meet together to enhance learning and leadership.

Blogs: Enhancing links in a professional learning community of science and mathematics teachers.

PD is key to building effective professional learning communities and to enhancing leadership capacity.

Enhanced professional learning — provides teachers a voice in determining their own professional learning needs, with encouragement for continued growth and support, for example in the form of released time, professional learning communities, and productive meetings that support discussion and brainstorming about school and district issues.

For these and other reasons, an extensive body of research suggests that small schools and small learning communities have the following significant advantages: • Increased student performance, along with a reduction in the achievement gap and dropout rate • A more positive school climate, including safer schools, more active student engagement, fewer disciplinary infractions, and less truancy • A more personalized learning environment in which students have the opportunity to form meaningful relationships with both adults and peers • More opportunities for teachers to gather together in professional learning communities that enhance teaching and learning • Greater parent involvement and satisfaction • Cost - efficiency Ultimately, creating successful small learning communities and small schools at the middle level increases the chances for students to be successful in high school and beyond.

Supporting Principal Leadership for Pre-K through Third Grade Learning Communities addresses ways to enhance SEA and LEA leadership capacity for building P -3 communities, cultivate standards of effective practice for P - 3 principals and related leaders, develop practical implementation strategies as described by an elementary school principal and state education leaders, and consider implications for state and local policymakers, technical assistance and professional developmental providers, and higher education.

In order to encourage reflection on techniques and strategies, and to extend key takeaways into classrooms, other professional learning communities, and policy discussions, monthly forums will be digitally enhanced through online discussion and social media.

These range from having access to appropriate resources (such as a heated classroom) or equipment that enhances learning (such as computers); to access to professional communities of support (such as other teachers with whom to collaborate, behavior specialists, and other resource staff); to the alignment of education programs among the school, district, and state.

Also, make sure that technology is used to enhance the common instructional practices that have been agreed upon by the professional learning community.

Enhancing self - efficacy in elementary science teaching with professional learning communities.

Using these teacher - centered, no - fault, strengths - based approaches, they can improve teacher effectiveness and enhance the dynamics of their professional learning communities.

Gayle's areas of expertise include brain - compatible learning, block scheduling, emotional intelligence, instructional and assessment practices, differentiated instructional strategies, using data to differentiate, literacy, presentation skills, renewal of secondary schools, enhancing teacher quality, coaching and mentoring, managing change, and building professional learning communities.

We will create more effective teaching spaces to enhance the learning that takes place for our senior students — the next generation of medical professionals who will care for animals and our community.

«Our new website provides an enhanced digital experience for pet owners and veterinary professionals alike, giving them an opportunity to effortlessly navigate through the site to learn more about our three - pronged mission and community - centered programs.»

These supported us in creating a sense of community at our Kindergarten and supported the factors we acknowledged through our professional learning as enhancing a sense of belonging and community.