As two former school superintendents, we’ve witnessed firsthand how learning communities can enrich the personal and professional lives of classroom teachers. In school systems nationwide, we have ...
Shirley Hord, Learning Forward’s scholar laureate, has focused her career on research about and practice of effective professional learning communities. Here she answers an educator’s question about ...
Fort Huachuca, Arizona -- The Fort Huachuca Accommodation School District (FHASD) hosted its first Professional Learning Communities workshop Aug. 1 which encourages teachers to take a team effort in ...
While Ranch Creek Elementary students soak in the freedom that twice-monthly two-hour late starts allow, their teachers are hard at work inside the classroom. They are bouncing ideas off of one ...
Those were the words out of Dr. Richard DuFour’s mouth more than a decade ago as I was excitedly and passionately explaining how my district was going about our work. DuFour and Dr. Robert Eaker are ...
The Arkansas Department of Education (DOE) has teamed up with professional development provider Solution Tree to expand professional learning communities (PLCs) within schools. One school district and ...
The Saint Louis University School of Medicine learning community program fosters meaningful connections between faculty, students, and administration by facilitating longitudinal mentorship ...
Post by Julianne Turner, PhD. Dr. Turner has worked with teachers in several professional development projects to support increased student engagement through teacher instruction. She is Professor ...
Supported by the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Track 3; Award #2345094), Michigan Technological University and Northern Michigan University are collaborating to expand the Michigan ...