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Morris-Hayes, Jennifer J. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Professional learning communities (PLCs) are an essential avenue for high-quality change and work. Maintaining unity among groups with differing opinions is challenging. This mixed-methods study aimed to assess elementary teachers' current perceptions of PLCs to determine their effectiveness by answering four research questions: What are the…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Teacher Collaboration, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers
Pirtle, Sylvia Segura; Tobia, Ed – SEDL, 2014
"Professional learning communities," the name given to teachers' collaborative professional learning--or PLCs, as they are often called--has become so overused that the term's meaning is often lost. Only when teachers reflect on their instructional practice, consider the effect instruction has on students, and implement insights gained…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Teacher Collaboration, Faculty Development, Technical Assistance
Schoenbach, Ruth; Greenleaf, Cynthia; Murphy, Lynn – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2016
"Leading for Literacy" provides tools and real-life examples to expand the benefits of a literacy approach that sparks students' engaged reading and thinking across disciplines, from middle school through community college. A companion to the landmark "Reading for Understanding," this book guides teachers, leaders, and…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Reading Skills, Thinking Skills