The Reflective Educator's Guide to Professional Development: Coaching Inquiry-Oriented Learning Communities Book

List of Figures     vii
Foreword   Joellen Killion     ix
Preface     xi
Acknowledgments     xv
About the Authors     xix
Facilitating the Professional Development of Others: The Role of Action Research and Professional Learning Communities     1
What Constitutes Powerful Professional Development?     2
What Is Action Research?     4
What Are PLCs?     7
How Can Action Research and PLCs Become the Dynamic Duo?     10
What's in a Name? The Importance of Clarifying Language     13
What Might an Inquiry-Oriented PLC Look Like?     17
Establishing and Maintaining a Healthy Inquiry-Oriented PLC     21
Ten Essential Elements of Healthy Inquiry-Oriented PLCs     23
Assessing the Health of Your PLC     49
Using Action Research to Advance Inquiry-Oriented PLC Work     51
Helping PLC Members Locate a Wondering     53
The Wondering Playground     54
The Wondering Litmus Test     61
Looking Across the Litmus Test Questions and Stories     84
Passion Profiles     91
Helping PLC Members Develop an Action Research Plan     95
Facilitating the Development of an Inquiry Brief: TheInquiry-Planning Meeting     98
The Inquiry Brief Litmus Test     104
Helping PLC Members Analyze Data     113
Data Analysis for the Action Researcher: A Review     116
Coaching Analysis: The Data Analysis Meeting     122
Helping PLC Members Share Their Work With Others     135
The Importance of Sharing: A Review     137
Creating a Space and Time for Sharing     139
Sharing PLC Inquiry Work With a Larger Audience     145
Four Core Components of Sharing     146
Sample Action Research Write-Up     149
Sample Professional Development Plan Form     156
Lake Butler Showcase Program     158
From Good to Great: Lessons Learned in Coaching an Inquiry-Oriented PLC     163
One Dozen Lessons for Coaching Inquiry-Oriented PLCs     164
References     173
Index     179