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Download full textJessica Giffin; Cheryl Krohn; Grace Cole – Region 1 Comprehensive Center, 2024
A formal induction and mentoring (I&M) program is critical for supporting and developing novice teachers as they enter the K-12 classroom and has been found to improve teacher retention, teaching practice, and student outcomes. Districts across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are required to offer induction and mentoring programming to their…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Mentors, Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers
Direct linkZepeda, Sally J. – Eye on Education, 2019
This comprehensive and authoritative book serves as the road map to your school's professional development journey. Written for principals, professional development directors, other district leaders, and teacher leaders, "Professional Development: What Works" shows you how to plan and implement programs that promote teacher growth. Full…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Coaching (Performance), Program Implementation, Best Practices
Schilder, Diane; Brown, Kirsty Clarke; Gillaspy, Kathi – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2014
States and technical assistance centers have asked the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) for guidance on establishing and maintaining a peer learning community (PLC). This document is designed to delineate the steps to establish and sustain a Peer Learning Community (PLC). It begins with a definition of a PLC and then presents…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Communities of Practice, Technical Assistance, Guidelines
Cleveland-Innes, Martha – Commonwealth of Learning, 2018
The Guide to Blended Learning is an introduction using technology and distance education teaching strategies with traditional, face-to-face classroom activities. This Guide has been designed to assist teachers adopt blended learning strategies through a step-by-step approach taking constructivist and design-based approach and reflecting on…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Benefits
Valdés-Cotera, Raúl, Ed.; Longworth, Norman, Ed.; Lunardon, Katharina, Ed.; Wang, Mo, Ed.; Jo, Sunok, Ed.; Crowe, Sinéad, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
UNESCO established the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) to encourage the development of learning cities. By providing technical support, capacity development, and a platform where members can share ideas on policies and best practice, this international exchange network helps urban communities create thriving learning cities. The…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Lifelong Learning, Urban Programs, Communities of Practice
Brookhart, Susan M. – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2009
Use this handy guide to get your PLC engaged, energized, and ready to implement formative assessment. Everything you need to organize and run your PLC--including agendas, schedules, handouts, and background readings--is included. With enough materials for seven sessions total, you can focus your PLC on all of the critical issues related to…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Instructional Development, Formative Evaluation, Communities of Practice
Solution Tree, 2010
This action guide is intended to assist in the reading of and reflection upon "Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work, Second Edition" by Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Richard Eaker, and Thomas Many. The guide can be used by an individual, a small group, or an entire faculty to identify key points,…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Program Descriptions, Learning Activities, Student Educational Objectives
Dayton, Charles; Stern, David – Career Academy Support Network, 2010
In order to assess how completely a Small Learning Community (SLC) and/or Career Academy is implemented in any given site, and to connect the degree of implementation with the amount of improvement in student performance, two kinds of information are needed. The first is information on the quality of implementation, which can be collected by…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Career Academies, Program Effectiveness, Self Evaluation (Groups)
Oxley, Diana – Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 2008
This booklet summarizes research on best practices for implementing successful small learning communities and career academies. When well implemented, improvements in instructional and personalization strategies in combination with structural supports have demonstrated improved student attendance and learning. "From High School to Learning…
Descriptors: Best Practices, High School Students, Communities of Practice, Career Academies
Cashman, J.; Linehan, P.; Rosser, M. – Idea Partnership, 2007
Communities of Practice offer state agency personnel a promising approach for engaging stakeholder groups in collaboratively solving complex and, often, persistent problems in special education. Communities of Practice can help state agency personnel drive strategy, solve problems, promote the spread of best practices, develop members'…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, State Agencies, Educational Change, Change Strategies
