A Leader's Companion: Inspiration for Professional Learning Communities at Work (Classroom Strategies) - Hardcover

Robert Eaker; Rebecca DuFour; Richard DuFour

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1934009059 ISBN 13: 9781934009055

Publisher: Solution Tree, 2007

Synopsis

A Leader s Companion is a collection of inspirational quotes that provide daily motivation for teachers and administrators on their PLC journey. These quotes are taken from from the authors previous books: - Getting Started: Reculturing Schools to Become Professional Learning Communities - Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at WorkTM - On Common Ground: The Power of Professional Learning Communities - Professional Learning Communities at WorkTM: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement - Professional Learning Communities at WorkTM Plan Book - Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don t Learn A Leader's Companion is designed to inspire and motivate educators new to a school, or those who are implementing or sustaining professional learning community concepts and practices in their schools. Because the PLC journey is a process, this collection of the big ideas keeps teachers and administrators focused on the daily work that drives a PLC, recommits them to their chosen profession (and reminds them why they chose it), and sustains their enthusiasm for the journey. A Leader s Companion provides educators with: - Daily reminders of why their work is important - Renewed enthusiasm for teaching - Motivation to sustain the PLC journey

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Eaker, EdD, is professor emeritus at Middle Tennessee State University, where he also served as dean of the College of Education and interim vice president and provost. Dr. Eaker is a former fellow with the National Center for Effective Schools Research and Development. He has written widely on the issues of effective teaching, effective schools, helping teachers use research findings, and high expectations for student achievement. Dr. Eaker was instrumental in the founding of the Tennessee Teachers Hall of Fame and was a regular contributor to the Effective Schools Research Abstracts series.

Rebecca (Becky) DuFour, MEd, served as a teacher, school administrator, and central office coordinator. As a former elementary principal, she helped her school earn state and national recognition as a model Professional Learning Community at Work™ and as a National Blue Ribbon School. She coauthored twelve books, numerous articles, and several video resources on the topic of PLCs.

Serving as a consultant for more than sixteen years, Becky brought over thirty-six years of professional experience to her work with educators around the world who are implementing the PLC process in their own organizations. Becky was the recipient of the Evelyn P. Bickham Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Alumni Award of Lynchburg College. She consulted with professional organizations, schools, districts, universities, and departments of education.

To learn more about Becky's work, visit AllThingsPLC.info.

Richard DuFour, EdD, in a distinguished career spanning four decades, was a public-school educator, serving as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. A prolific author and consultant, he was recognized as one of the leading authorities on helping school practitioners implement the Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process in their schools and districts. Over the course of his career, he was the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Professional Learning Communities at Work™, Learning by Doing, and In Praise of American Educators.

During his 19-year tenure as a leader at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, Stevenson was one of only three schools in the nation to win the United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award on four occasions and the first comprehensive high school designated a New American High School as a model of successful school reform.

About this edition

• Publisher: Solution Tree
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1934009059
• ISBN 13: 9781934009055
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 136