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The idea of improving schools by developing professional learning communities is currently in vogue. People use this term to describe every imaginable combination of individuals with an interest in education—a grade-level teaching team, a school committee, a high school department, an entire school district, a state department of education, a
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Professional learning community (PLC) An ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve.
Richard DuFour he idea of improving schools by developing professional learning communities is currently in vogue. People use this term to describe every imaginable combination of individuals with an interest in education—a grade-level teaching team, a school committee, a high school department,
Feb 9, 2017 · Richard DuFour, a renowned education consultant and author who advocated collaborative teaching environments, died Feb. 8, following a long battle with cancer. He was 69.
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Richard DuFour To create a professional learning community, focus on learning rather than teaching, work collaboratively, and hold yourself accountable for results. May 2004 The idea of improving schools by developing professional learning communities is currently in vogue.
May 1, 2004 · In learning communities, student learning and achievement is the top priority. Richard DuFour writes that when schools shift their focus from ensuring that students are taught to ensuring that students learn, staff members begin to work collaboratively to find what practices really help students achieve at high levels.
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May 1, 2016 · Since 1998, Richard DuFour has been a leading voice for creating professional learning communities in schools. As principal of Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Illinois, and later superintendent of the Adlai E. Stevenson High School District, he used the PLC process to dramatically raise achievement, enhance teachers' effectiveness, and ...
