EDT 662 Prof Learning Communities

This course is designed to assist teachers and administrators in public and private schools to create and implement a strategic organizational plan to align rigorous curriculum and relevant assessment to promote highest student achievement among all students within a school setting. In this course, students will explore how members of Professional Learning Communities use results-oriented action steps to clarify exactly what each student must learn, monitor each student's learning on a timely basis, provide systematic interventions, and use collective inquiry/feedback to create a collaborative atmosphere of continual improvement. The self-assessments and reflective exercises contained in the book, Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work by Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker and Thomas Many, will form the foundation for the course. (3 credits)