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Building Online Learning Communities

Author : Rena M. Palloff
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470605464
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)

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Book Synopsis Building Online Learning Communities by : Rena M. Palloff

Download or read book Building Online Learning Communities written by Rena M. Palloff and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-12-30 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building Online Learning Communities further explores the development of virtual classroom environments that foster a sense of community and empower students to take charge of their learning to successfully achieve learning outcomes. This is the second edition of the groundbreaking book by Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt and has been completely updated and expanded to include the most current information on effective online course development and delivery. A practical, hands-on guide, this resource is filled with illustrative case studies, vignettes, and examples from a wide variety of successful online courses. The authors offer proven strategies for handling challenges that include: Engaging students in the formation of an online learning community. Establishing a sense of presence online. Maximizing participation. Developing effective courses that include collaboration and reflection. Assessing student performance. Written for faculty in any distance learning environment, this revised edition is based on the authors many years of work in faculty development for online teaching as well as their extensive personal experience as faculty in online distance education. Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt share insights designed to guide readers through the steps of online course design and delivery.

Building School-Based Teacher Learning Communities

Author : Milbrey W. McLaughlin
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807774995
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Book Synopsis Building School-Based Teacher Learning Communities by : Milbrey W. McLaughlin

Download or read book Building School-Based Teacher Learning Communities written by Milbrey W. McLaughlin and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on extensive evidence that school-based teacher learning communities improve student outcomes, this book lays out an agenda to develop and sustain collaborative professional cultures. McLaughlin and Talbert—foremost scholars of school change and teaching contexts—provide an inside look at the processes, resources, and system strategies that are necessary to build vibrant school-based teacher learning communities. Offering a compelling, straightforward blueprint for action, this book: Takes a comprehensive look at the problem of improving the quality of teaching across the United States, based on evidence and examples from the authors’ nearly two decades of research.Demonstrates how and why school-based teacher learning communities are bottom-line requirements for improved instruction. Outlines the resources and supports needed to build and sustain a long-term school-based teacher professional community. Discusses the nature of high-quality professional development to support learning and changes in teaching.Details the roles and responsibilities of policymakers at all levels of the school system. “This book offers vivid examples of how teacher learning communities are formed and sustained. A must-read for educators at all levels who are serious about enacting change.” —Amy M. Hightower, Assistant Director, American Federation of Teachers

Building Teaching and Learning Communities

Author : Craig Gibson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780838946572
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (465 download)

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Book Synopsis Building Teaching and Learning Communities by : Craig Gibson

Download or read book Building Teaching and Learning Communities written by Craig Gibson and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Teaching and learning communities are communities of practice in which a group of faculty and staff from across disciplines regularly meet to discuss topics of common interest and to learn together how to enhance teaching and learning. Since these teaching and learning communities can bring together members who might not have otherwise interacted, new ideas, practices, and synergies can arise. The role of librarians in teaching and learning has been reexamined and reinvigorated by the introduction of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, which offers a conceptual approach and theoretical foundations that are new and challenging. Building Teaching and Learning Communities: Creating Shared Meaning and Purpose goes beyond the library profession for inspiration and insights from leading experts in higher education pedagogy and educational development across North America to open a window on the wider world of teaching and learning, and includes discussion of pedagogical theories and practices including threshold concepts and stuck places; the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL); disciplinary approaches to pedagogy; the role of signature pedagogies; inclusion of student voices; metaliteracy; reflective practice; affective, behavioral, and cognitive aspects of learning; liminal spaces; and faculty as learners. This unique collection asks each of the authors to address this question: What do we as educators need to learn (or unlearn) and experience so we can create teaching and learning communities across disciplines and learning levels based on shared meaning and purpose? Six fascinating chapters explore this question in different ways ... Building Teaching and Learning Communities is an entry into some of the most interesting conversations in higher education and offers ways for librarians to socialize in learning theory and begin 'thinking together' with faculty. It proposes questions, challenges assumptions, provides examples to be used and adapted, and can help you better prepare as teachers and pursue the essential role of conversation and collaboration with faculty and students."--

Building a Professional Learning Community at Workâ„¢

Author : Parry Graham
Publisher : Solution Tree Press
ISBN 13 : 1936765004
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (367 download)

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Book Synopsis Building a Professional Learning Community at Workâ„¢ by : Parry Graham

Download or read book Building a Professional Learning Community at Workâ„¢ written by Parry Graham and published by Solution Tree Press. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a play-by-play guide to implementing PLC concepts. Each chapter begins with a story focused on a particular challenge. A follow-up analysis of the story identifies the good decisions or common mistakes made in relation to that particular scenario. The authors examine the research behind best practice and wrap up each chapter with recommendations and tools you can use in your school.

Building Learning Communities with Character

Author : Bernard Novick
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416602631
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (166 download)

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Book Synopsis Building Learning Communities with Character by : Bernard Novick

Download or read book Building Learning Communities with Character written by Bernard Novick and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2002-08-15 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's students need to learn more than just reading, writing, and arithmetic. They need to learn life skills to successfully manage tasks, form relationships, solve everyday problems, and adapt to the demands of simply growing up. To satisfy those needs, many educators seek effective and lasting programs for their students' academic, emotional, and social growth. This book presents a nine-step, problem-solving approach to help educators not only create such a program, but also shape the school climate to sustain and nurture it. Combining three decades of work with individual schools and districts, authors Bernard Novick, Jeffrey S. Kress, and Maurice J. Elias provide experienced insight to overcoming obstacles to social-emotional learning and character education programs. Their organized approach deals with the implementation process stage by stage, including: * Assessing your school's readiness for change * Setting goals for your program * Anticipating details and roadblocks * Obtaining feedback to modify your implemented program * Creating high standards for accomplishment in academics and character Any educator who is confused by the avalanche of different terminologies and methodologies surrounding social-emotional learning will benefit from this book. This practical and concise guide will help educators create an effective and goal-oriented environment in every school, one where students, staff, and parents are continually sustained in a caring community of learners. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.

Sustainable Improvement

Author : Coral Mitchell
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 908790696X
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (879 download)

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Book Synopsis Sustainable Improvement by : Coral Mitchell

Download or read book Sustainable Improvement written by Coral Mitchell and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book situates learning communities in living systems and ecological perspectives. The fundamental premise is that all of human life and human activity is part of a deep planetary ecology of which mutuality and interdependence are cornerstone properties, learning and renewal are key processes, and emergent networks are foundational structures.

Building and Connecting Learning Communities

Author : Steven Katz
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 145221235X
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Book Synopsis Building and Connecting Learning Communities by : Steven Katz

Download or read book Building and Connecting Learning Communities written by Steven Katz and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Networked learning communities: A powerful school improvement strategy for school leaders! Drawing on their work with schools in North America and England, the authors demonstrate how linking professional learning communities across school or district boundaries creates networked learning communities (NLCs) that can share professional knowledge. Through a sample school narrative, the book illustrates how NLCs can significantly improve instruction, increase student performance, and promote deep and sustained change. This resource examines: Collaborative inquiry as a process that challenges teachers’ thinking, generates new learning, and fosters trusting relationships Formal and informal leadership roles in NLCs How NLCs support systematic data analysis and accountability

Building Faculty Learning Communities

Author : Milton D. Cox
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0787975680
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (879 download)

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Book Synopsis Building Faculty Learning Communities by : Milton D. Cox

Download or read book Building Faculty Learning Communities written by Milton D. Cox and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-05-21 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changing our colleges and universities into learning institutions has become increasingly important at the same time it has become more difficult. Faculty learning communities have proven to be effective for addressing institutional challenges, from preparing the faculty of the future and reinvigorating senior faculty, to implementing new courses, curricula, and campus initiatives on diversity and technology. The results of faculty learning community programs parallel for faculty members the results of student learning communities for students, such as retention, deeper learning, respect for other cultures, and greater civic participation. The chapters in this issue of New Directions for Teaching and Learning describe from a practitioner's perspective the history, development, implementation, and results of faculty learning communities across a wide range of institutions and purposes. Institutions are invited to use this volume to initiate faculty learning communities on their campuses. This is the 97th issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Teaching and Learning.

Communities that Learn, Lead, and Last

Author : Giselle O. Martin-Kniep
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0787985139
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (879 download)

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Book Synopsis Communities that Learn, Lead, and Last by : Giselle O. Martin-Kniep

Download or read book Communities that Learn, Lead, and Last written by Giselle O. Martin-Kniep and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-12-04 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communities That Learn, Lead, and Last offers a fresh and compelling perspective while providing practical guidance for schools and districts on how to develop "professional learning communities" that serve to instill educational ideals, share wisdom, improve practice, and enhance capacity across the system. Comprised of any combination of teachers, school leaders, staff developers, district personnel, and even students, professional learning communities, as described in this book, break new ground and challenge the status quo by focusing on the reconciliation of individual and organizational expertise, vision, and needs through a variety of collaborations, activities and projects?ranging from classroom-related work to broader issues of policy, leadership, and organizational improvement. Depending on their needs, maturity, purpose, and membership, professional learning communities can be centered on learning, leading, or lasting. Showing how such communities can become the means for improving teaching and learning, as well as promote and sustain educational innovations, the book maps out the community-building essentials, providing guidance, tools, and carefully crafted rubrics.

Building Mathematics Learning Communities

Author : Erica N. Walker
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807753289
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Book Synopsis Building Mathematics Learning Communities by : Erica N. Walker

Download or read book Building Mathematics Learning Communities written by Erica N. Walker and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2012-05-11 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on perceptions, behaviors, and experiences of students at an urban high school—both high and low achievers—this timely book demonstrates how urban youth can be meaningfully engaged in learning mathematics. The author presents a "potential" model rather than a "deficit" model, complete with teaching strategies and best practices for teaching mathematics in innovative and relevant ways. This resource offers practical insights for pre- and inservice teachers and administrators on facilitating positive interactions, engagement, and achievement in mathematics, particularly with Black and Latino/a students. It also examines societal perceptions of urban students and how these affect teaching and learning, policies, and mathematics outcomes.

Learning Communities In Practice

Author : Anastasia Samaras
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402087888
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Learning Communities In Practice by : Anastasia Samaras

Download or read book Learning Communities In Practice written by Anastasia Samaras and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-10-26 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most would agree that a learning community of practice cultivates social and intellectual development in educational settings but what are the other benefits and what does a learning community actually look like in practice? This book explores such questions as: “Are learning communities essential in education?” “How are they designed and developed?” “What difference do they make in learning?” The book contains contributions of educators who share their research and practice in designing and implementing learning communities in school, university, and professional network settings. It presents their experiences, and the “how to” of these educators who are passionate about building and sustaining learning communities to make a real difference for students, teachers, faculty, and communities. Combining scholarly and practitioner research, the book offers practical information to teachers, school and university administrators, teacher educators, and community educators.

Schools as Professional Learning Communities

Author : Sylvia M. Roberts
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 9781412968942
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (689 download)

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Book Synopsis Schools as Professional Learning Communities by : Sylvia M. Roberts

Download or read book Schools as Professional Learning Communities written by Sylvia M. Roberts and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2008-09-26 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Roberts and Pruitt offer practical advice to educators who seek to address one of the greatest obstacles to creating effective schools: how to get school staff to collaborate and learn from each other. Their insights and suggestions are smart, useful, and demonstrate a genuine understanding of how schools work."--Pedro A. Noguera, Executive DirectorMetropolitan Center for Urban Education, New York UniversityYour one-stop sourcebook for building a professional learning community in your school More and more educational leaders are turning to the collaborative learning community model to create school change and improvement. This practical resource offers research-based activities and strategies for providing professional learning opportunities that lead to the building of community in schools as well as improved learning outcomes for both teachers and students. Ideal for school leaders and staff developers, this updated bestseller examines the knowledge and skills needed to become a successful leader of learners and provides helpful tips, real-life classroom vignettes, and insights into effective teamwork. The authors help administrators lead staff in: Learning through study groups, shared leadership, and professional portfoliosPerforming collaborative student assessments and classroom observationReexamining their beliefs and assumptions through reflective activitiesWith the latest information on e-portfolios, coaching, emotional intelligence, and more, this proven professional development approach gives leaders the tools they need to implement a culture of collaboration that can transform entire schools

Classrooms as Learning Communities

Author : Chris Watkins
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134336810
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Classrooms as Learning Communities written by Chris Watkins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-05-27 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the practice and vision of classrooms that operate as learning communities.

Creating a Coaching Culture for Professional Learning Communities

Author : Jane A.J. Kise
Publisher : Solution Tree Press
ISBN 13 : 1935543490
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (355 download)

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Book Synopsis Creating a Coaching Culture for Professional Learning Communities by : Jane A.J. Kise

Download or read book Creating a Coaching Culture for Professional Learning Communities written by Jane A.J. Kise and published by Solution Tree Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build a collaborative coaching culture that ensures all adults learn through activities that keep the team focused on student learning. This practical resource provides activities designed to meet a wide variety of needs so you can choose the ones that fit your leadership style, the learning styles of team members, and the particular needs of the school.

The Digital University - Building a Learning Community

Author : Reza Hazemi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781852334789
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (347 download)

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Book Synopsis The Digital University - Building a Learning Community by : Reza Hazemi

Download or read book The Digital University - Building a Learning Community written by Reza Hazemi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-11-28 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the thoroughly revised second edition of one of the first books to provide an overview of how key aspects of university life - such as teaching, academic research, administration, management and course design - are being affected by digital and web-enabled technologies. More than three-quarters of the material has been revised and updated. Still further, three new chapters now address the following aspects: the virtual classroom, vicarious learning, and educational metadata. The main body of the text focuses on asynchronous collaboration by examining the following four key topics: principles, experiences, evaluation, and benefits. A timely and up-most important guide to all aspects of modern university education in the digital age.

Creating Learning Communities

Author : Ron Miller
Publisher : Foundations of Holistic Educat
ISBN 13 : 9781885580047
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Creating Learning Communities written by Ron Miller and published by Foundations of Holistic Educat. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating Learning Communities is a landmark book that brings together a wealth of real-world information and innovative theoretical thinking on the present and future state of education.

Student Learning Communities

Author : Douglas Fisher
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 141662967X
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (166 download)

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Book Synopsis Student Learning Communities by : Douglas Fisher

Download or read book Student Learning Communities written by Douglas Fisher and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student learning communities (SLCs) are more than just a different way of doing group work. Like the professional learning communities they resemble, SLCs provide students with a structured way to solve problems, share insight, and help one another continually develop new skills and expertise. With the right planning and support, dynamic collaborative learning can thrive everywhere. In this book, educators Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and John Almarode explain how to create and sustain student learning communities by - Designing group experiences and tasks that encourage dialogue; - Fostering the relational conditions that advance academic, social, and emotional development; - Providing explicit instruction on goal setting and opportunities to practice progress monitoring; - Using thoughtful teaming practices to build cognitive, metacognitive, and emotional regulation skills; - Teaching students to seek, give, and receive feedback that amplifies their own and others' learning; and - Developing the specific leadership skills and strategies that promote individual and group success. Examples from face-to-face and virtual K–12 classrooms help to illustrate what SLCs are, and teacher voices testify to what they can achieve. No more hoping the group work you're assigning will be good enough—or that collaboration will be its own reward. No more crossing your fingers for productive outcomes or struggling to keep order, assess individual student contributions, and ensure fairness. Student Learning Communities shows you how to equip your students with what they need to learn in a way that is truly collective, makes them smarter together than they would be alone, creates a more positive classroom culture, and enables continuous academic and social-emotional growth.