A Summing Up. Robert Eaker
Summing Up
The Consumer-Validation Approach: Research Into Practice
The Kounin Research on Classroom Management
The Consumer-Validated Research Model
The Institute for Research on Teaching: Michigan State University
The Teacher Effects Research: Practices for Improving Instruction and Student Learning
The Power of High-Performing Teams
A Teacher’s Toolbox of Instructional Techniques
Teacher Behaviors That Communicate High Expectations for Student Learning
A Summing Up
The Role of Teacher Interpersonal Behavior: Impacting Student Success
The Secret: Making Students Feel Special
Interpersonal Interactions and Student Success
A Summing Up
The Coleman Report
Effective Schools: The Early Research
A Summing Up
The Impetus of Professional Learning Communities at Work
Professional Learning Communities Defined
Characteristics of a School That Functions as a Professional Learning Community at Work
The Change Leader
Cultural Shifts
A Summing Up
The Implementation of Professional Learning Communities at Work Concepts and Practices
Getting Started and Getting Better
Developing a Common Understanding and a Common Vocabulary
Connecting to the Why and Making the Work Personal
Communicating Clearly at Every Step Along the Way
Developing the Cultural Foundation of a Professional Learning Community
Capturing the Power of Collaborative Teaming
Developing Common Formative Assessments
Providing Systematic Additional Time, Support, and Extension of Learning
Getting Started, Getting Better, Drilling Deeper
A Summing Up
Absolutely Indispensable: Passionate and Persistent Leadership
Foundational Inquiry Into Leadership and Organizational Development
Leadership Theory and Professional Learning Communities at Work
A Summing Up
The School as a Professional Learning Community: A Scenario
Would It Be Good Enough for Our Own Children?
A Summing Up
AFTERWORD BY JEFFREY C. JONES
Starting a Movement
Taking a Collaborative Journey: Life After Stevenson, 2001
Building the Team: Stone Mountain, Georgia, 2003
Creating Lasting Friendships: Hawaii Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute, 2004
Traveling Side by Side: The Brawn Behind the Brains
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, teachers’ use of research findings, and high expectations for student achievement. Dr. Eaker has been a frequent consultant to schools and school districts across North America. He is a regular speaker at national, regional, and state professional meetings.
To learn more about Dr. Eaker’s work, visit AllThingsPLC (www.allthingsplc.info).
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FOREWORD
Gamble, Carouse, and Explore
By Douglas Reeves
Do not play intellectual poker with Bob Eaker. Just when you’ve been suckered into his good-ol’-boy routine, he is quoting W.