Full Description
Designed for school administrators, school leadership teams, and other teacher leaders, this resource provides essential guidelines for establishing effectiveaProfessional Learning Teams (PLTs).aTo ensure successful implementation, school leaders need support in taking the critical first steps toward creating job-embedded, collegial, schoolwide professional growth opportunities. Susan E. Sather provides a model for implementing PLTs and demonstrates howaschool leaders can lay the groundwork and provideathe necessary support for the work of PLTs during both the planning and implementation stages. Readers will find suggestions for creating the necessary conditions that lead to strong and sustainable teamsaand for anticipating and dealing with potential challenges.
Contents
List of Figures and TablesForeword by Shirley M. HordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author1. Understanding Professional Learning TeamsDefining Professional Learning TeamsThe Need for PLTsOther Models for Teacher CollaborationKey Points for Chapter 12. Setting the Stage for SuccessReadiness for PLTsUnderstanding ChangeBuilding RelationshipsCreating Avenues of CommunicationKey Points for Chapter 23. Laying the Foundation Within the School CommunityAdvocating for PLTs With Important StakeholdersAligning With School GoalsStructures for Working CollaborativelyProviding and Using DataProviding Additional ResourcesEstablishing Supportive AccountabilityKey Points for Chapter 34. What About Leadership?Administrators as LeadersShared and Facilitative LeadershipTeacher LeadershipSustaining LeadershipVignette: A Professional Learning Team in ActionKey Points for Chapter 45. Supporting the Work of PLTsSuccessful PLTsReinforcing PLT Strategies and SkillsEnsuring That PLTs Are Teacher LedUsing a Rubric to Encourage ReflectionAnticipating Potential ChallengesCelebrating SuccessKey Points for Chapter 5ResourcesA. National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Standards for Staff DevelopmentB. Survey of School Capacity for Continuous ImprovementC. Professional Learning Community (PLC) SurveyD. Finding Time for Professional LearningE. Resolving Conflict: Key to CollaborationF. Sample Conflict ScenariosG. Possible Expectations for PLT Team Leaders and FacilitatorsH. Tools1. Professional Learning Team Inquiry Cycle2. PLT Inquiry Cycle With Steps Explained3. Getting Started: Sample Agenda for Workship 14. PLT Team Log5. Sample PLT team Meeting Agenda and Log6. Defining Team Roles7. Professional Learning Team: Planning Sheet8. Five Demensions of Professional Learning Communities9. Criteria for Quality Team Time10. Finding Time for Collaboration11. Factors Supporting the Success of PLTs12. PLT Implementation Rubric13. Getting Started RoadmapSuggested ReadingsReferencesIndex
