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A Common Language for Professional Learning Communities Date Added: May 15, 2012 Visits: 12 [ Report ]

Prepared by the New Jersey Professional Development Partnership, this document provides a common language to use when developing and working within professional learning communities. Though intended for New Jersey educators, teachers in other states may the document useful.

Beyond Standardization: Professional Learning Communites Date Added: May 15, 2012 Visits: 103 [ Report ]

This link is to a World Bank video presentation by education expert Andy Hargreaves offering examples of schools that operate as creative and caring learning communities.

Building and Sustaining Professional Learning Communities Date Added: May 15, 2012 Visits: 82 [ Report ]

This link is to the section of the State Education Technology Directors' Toolkit on Virtual Learning devoted to developing professional learning communities.

Communities of Practice - a brief introduction Date Added: May 15, 2012 Visits: 63 [ Report ]

This link is an overview about the concept of communities of practice by Etienne Wenger, credited with coining the term ‘community of practice'.

Professional Learning Communities Date Added: May 15, 2012 Visits: 6 [ Report ]

This link to the Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement's website provides an information brief on professional learning communities (PLCs) summarizing relevant resources on PLCs.

Professional Learning Communities: What They Are and Why They Are Important Date Added: May 15, 2012 Visits: 104 [ Report ]

This SEDL website provides an overview of professional learning communities.

University of Oklahoma, College of Continuing Education

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