Strengthening and Enriching Your Professional Learning Community: The Art of Learning Together

Front cover\r......Page 1
Title page\r......Page 4
Copyright\r......Page 5
Dedication\r......Page 6
Contents\r......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 9
Introduction......Page 10
Part I-Foundations in Research......Page 18
1-Foundations of Professional Development......Page 20
2-Effective Learning Communities......Page 30
Part II-How to Conduct Process Learning Circles......Page 42
3-The Process Learning Circle Format......Page 44
4-Logistics......Page 50
5-Ordered Sharing......Page 58
6-Reflective Study......Page 71
7-Implications for Practice, Commitment to Action, and Action Research......Page 81
8-Regrouping......Page 93
9-The Process Leader......Page 103
10-Asking the Right Question......Page 113
11-Results......Page 125
Part III-Advanced Keys to Success......Page 136
12-Individual Differences......Page 138
13-Group Dynamics......Page 148
14-Process Principles......Page 160
15-The Path Forward......Page 168
Appendix A-How People Learn......Page 176
Appendix B-The Field of Listening......Page 186
Appendix C The Second Meeting of Spring Valley’s PrLC......Page 193
Appendix D-Expanding Online......Page 199
References......Page 204
Index......Page 209
About the Authors......Page 216
Back cover\r......Page 219