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Showing 1 to 20 of 170 for “"Professional learning communities"”.
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Teachers’ Perceptions Of Professional Learning Communities
<p>The professional learning community (PLC) is an essential organizational structure in education, intended to cultivate a collaborative culture, improve professional practices, increase student achievement, reform failing schools, and sustain high achieving schools. Because there is little in the …
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Teacher Learning Within Professional Learning Communities
<p>Professional Learning Community (PLC) structures require focused sessions of teacher collaboration as part of developing effective instructional practices leading to improved student performance outcomes. The PLC structured collaboration model has been implemented in schools across the country, …
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Teachers’ Perceptions of Professional Learning Communities
… explored the influences of a social emotional learning (SEL) focused professional learning community (PLC) participation with core content high school teachers. Numerous schools throughout the nation claim to be implementing PLCs by engaging in activities like book studies, attending …
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Cogent leadership: transitioning to professional learning communities
… to explore the relationship between traditional professional development and the implementation of professional learning communities (PLCs) in one suburban middle school in New Jersey. A mixed-methods approach was used to gather data. Quantitative and qualitative results were gathered from …
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Professional Learning Communities: Perception of Impact on Learning
<p>This research focused on Professional Learning Communities (PLC): Perception of Impact on Learning. The overarching question for the research is: How do principals and teachers in Title I schools perceive the learning benefits in a Professional Learning Community?</p> <p>(a) What do teachers …
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Refining Effective Instructional Strategies through Professional Learning Communities
… of this study is to examine the effectiveness of professional learning communities by comparing practices and strategies of content and grade level teams in middle schools. Utilizing data from student assessment, comparison of teams in this middle school was conducted to determine practices and …
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Professional Learning Communities: The Impact on Teacher Practice
The purpose of this research was to explore professional learning communities (PLCs) and their impact on teacher practice. The focus of this single case study was on reviewing the process of the implementation of a PLC (DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, and Many, 2010) within MidAtlantic Elementary School, a …
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Culture of collaboration: professional learning communities and collaborative coaching
… does cognitive coaching have on the work of a professional learning community? Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in my district can be unfocused and unproductive. This may be due to the lack of collaboration and a culture of isolation among staff within the district. Self-reflection in …
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Implementing professional learning communities to improve student writing achievement
Demands are made for schools to improve student learning. In answer to that demand, school leaders are searching for ways to implement new approaches to enhance student learning and teacher professional development. Professional learning communities (PLCs) implemented in a school setting can …
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Correlation Between Teacher Efficacy And Effective Professional Learning Communities
… between teachers’ collective-efficacy and professional learning community (PLC) variables. A deeper understanding of the relationships between collective-efficacy and Professional Learning Communities could lead to enhancing the existence of PLC’s in schools and the discovery of the most …
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Teacher Perceptions of Mandated Collaboration Through Professional Learning Communities
… policy to include administrative evaluations of professional growth resulting from teachers’ engagement in professional learning communities (PLCs). The rule represented the convergence of two possibly conflicting ideals: mandated change and PLCs. Districts were permitted autonomy over how to …
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The Relationship Between Professional Learning Communities and Instructional Practices
… case study examined the implementation of the Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) at a high school that was labeled as a turnaround school (overall academic achievement proficiency below 55%) in 2006-2007. The foundation of PLCs is built on a shared vision and mission. The PLC principles …
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Professional Learning through Professional Learning Communities, Mentorship, and Shared Leadership
… include Drago-Severson’s (2009) pillars of adult learning. Research indicates the inclusion of a mentorship program, professional learning communities, and teacher leadership opportunities, will increase teacher collaboration, engagement, and professional capacities. There are significant …
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Developing and nurturing professional learning communities: principles used by elementary administrators /
… to facilitate and nurture the development of professional learning communities (PLC) within their school settings. Using a reputational sample of administrators whose schools were demonstrating observable characteristics of PLCs, this study documented and described the strategies and actions …
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The Relationship between Professional Learning Communities and Student Achievement in Virginia
… across the US have embraced the philosophy of professional learning communities (PLC) as a school improvement measure; however significant quantitative research is lacking on the effectiveness of this phenomenon. Survey data were collected from a purposeful sample of elementary school …
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Professional Learning Communities in Improved Illinois Elementary Schools: The Value of Professional Learning Communities for Leaders of Illinois Elementary Schools Formerly in "no Child Left Behind" Status
… elements of many other cultural reforms, is Professional Learning Communities (PLC). To determine the value of PLCs and structural reforms three types of leaders of Illinois elementary schools were electronically surveyed. The three groups were schools that failed to make NCLB benchmarks for …
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Teachers' Perceptions of Administrative Leadership Styles and Schools as Professional Learning Communities
… teachers' perceptions of their schools as professional learning communities. The researcher proposed that the traditional distinctions between the classic modes of leadership, namely, transactional and transformational modes of leadership, are difficult to interpret within the framework of …
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Professional Learning Communities Supporting Teacher Collaboration And Student Achievement: A Program Evaluation
… determine what a school was doing well in their Professional Learning Communities, areas for growth during the process, and the extent that the initiative was implemented with fidelity. By analyzing the targeted school’s quantitative and qualitative data, this study identified themes regarding …
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