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On common ground : the power of professional learning communities

Richard Dufour, Robert Eaker, Rebecca DuFour

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This study guide is a companion to the book On Common Ground: The Power of Professional Learning Communities, edited by Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour. On Common Ground presents the insights and expertise of some of the leading educational thinkers and authors in North America today. Their collective work provides both a sound conceptual framework and specific, practical strategies for improving student achievement by developing the capacity of educators to create professional learning communities within their schools and districts.

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This study guide is a companion to the book On Common Ground: The Power of Professional Learning Communities, edited by Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour. On Common Ground presents the insights and expertise of some of the leading educational thinkers and authors in North America today. Their collective work provides both a sound conceptual framework and specific, practical strategies for improving student achievement by developing the capacity of educators to create professional learning communities within their schools and districts.

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This study guide is a companion to the book On Common Ground: The Power of Professional Learning Communities, edited by Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour. On Common Ground presents the insights and expertise of some of the leading educational thinkers and authors in North America today. Their collective work provides both a sound conceptual framework and specific, practical strategies for improving student achievement by developing the capacity of educators to create professional learning communities within their schools and districts.

Key concepts: Common ground, Professional learning community, Power (physics), Work (physics), Pedagogy, Sociology, Professional development, Political science

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