Sustaining Professional Learning Communities [Paperback]

Featuring contributions from top educators, the third volume of The Soul of Educational Leadership series examines leadership and moral choices and offers strategies for supporting professional learning communities.Featuring contributions from top educators, the third volume of The Soul of Educational Leadership series examines leadership and moral choices and offers strategies for supporting professional learning communities. This resource brings together an incredible blend of leading educational thinkers. Their diverse experiences, perspectives, and wisdom will stimulate in leaders the deep work of heart, mind, and soul essential for creating schools that continuously improve teaching, learning, and relationships in ways that benefit all members of the school community. This book provides crucial insights into how leaders can make a difference in creating schools that engage every student and provide every teacher with the support and guidance they need. A must-read for leaders who want to make a difference! An excellent discussion of key strategies and ideas for sustaining the work of these communities. From managing transitions to sustainability issues, these articles address the heart of PLC involvement.Acknowledgments
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Introduction
1. Communities Committed to Learning : A Case Story of Building Sustainable Success - Nancy Shin Pascal and Alan M. Blankstein
2. Making the Promise a Reality - Shirley M. Hord and Stephanie A. Hirsh
3. Creating and Sustaining Professional Communities - Karen Seashore Louis
4. From Model Implementation to Sustainability: A Multisite Study of Pathways to Excellence in Social-Emotional Learning and Related School Programs - Maurice J. Elias
5. A Leadership Team Approach to Sustaining Social and Emotiol(