Document Type
Graduate Project
Date of Degree Completion
2008
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
Committee Chair
Henry Williams
Second Committee Member
J. Pappas
Third Committee Member
D. Szal
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to develop a teacher handbook for a more structured approach to teacher collaboration within professional learning communities. Many groups of teachers have successfully participated in small teams, including focusing on such activities as team building, scheduling, parent communication, discussing lesson plans and curriculum, and sharing strategies to improve student behavior. Unfortunately, this is where most teams are stymied, unsure of how to take their collaboration to a higher level. The next step needed is to move forward and truly start looking at student learning and analyzing instruction practices as well as assessments, in order to increase student achievement. This project addresses how to get to that next level so as to utilize this group collaborative time by the creation of structures or guidelines based on the most recent research available on professional learning communities.
Recommended Citation
Davis, Laura Ann, "A Structured Approach to Teacher Collaboration Within Professional Learning Communities" (2008). All Graduate Projects. 137.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/graduate_projects/137
Comments
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