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 ...

For over a decade, professional learning communities (PLCs) have been touted as an effective way to build upon the knowledge and skills of experienced teachers, yet much of the evidence base is ...

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 ...

When we library staff members are struggling to respond to incoming phone calls, email, text/instant messages, tweets, Facebook and LinkedIn updates, and people stopping us in hallways to ask for help ...

The Elementary School Journal, Vol. 114, No. 1 (September 2013), pp. 118-137 (20 pages) AbstractDespite the popularity of professional learning communities (PLCs) among researchers, practitioners, and ...

Peer-led groups of faculty and professionals. (8-30 participants per group). Designed for active engagement, collaboration, and action research on topics ranging from academic technology to equity in ...

Post by Julianne Turner, Ph.D. Dr. Turner has worked with teachers in several professional development projects to support increased student engagement through teacher instruction. She is Professor ...

it is well documented that teachers who habitually examine their shared work based on inquiry, observation, analysis of data, dialogue, and experimentation tend to be more effective than those who are ...

As the Summit School District moves into the second semester of the 2006/2007 school year, the Board of Education has finalized a revised Strategic Plan to guide the school district through the end of ...

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In celebration of World Teachers’ Day, Apple® today launched all-new free classroom resources to help educators and students embrace creativity in any lesson, and ...