Opening the Classroom Door: Professional Learning Communities In the Math and Science Partnership Program

[...] the term travels faster and better than the concept. [...] we have many examples of superficial PLCs - educators simply calling what they are doing professional learning communities without going very deep into learning and without realizing they are not going deep ...

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Published in:Science educator 2009-10, Vol.18 (2), p.14
Main Authors: Hamos, James E, Bergin, Kathleen B, Maki, Daniel P, Perez, Lance C, Prival, Joan T, Rainey, Daphne Y, Rowell, Ginger H, VanderPutten, Elizabeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arizona
Beginning Teachers
College School Cooperation
Communities of Practice
Educational Change
Educational Environment
Georgia
Illinois
Learning
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mathematics Education
Mathematics Teachers
Nebraska
Partnerships in Education
Professional Development
Professional Education
Science Education
Science Teachers
Teacher Certification
Teacher Collaboration
Teaching Methods
Washington
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Summary:[...] the term travels faster and better than the concept. [...] we have many examples of superficial PLCs - educators simply calling what they are doing professional learning communities without going very deep into learning and without realizing they are not going deep ...
ISSN:1094-3277