Constructing an Online Professional Learning Network for School Unity and Student Achievement

"This book is a testimony to true transformative practice. The whole school community pursued a single vision, with multiple checkpoints, while providing incremental support to the staff." -Cheryl Steele Oakes, Teacher
Wells High School, ME

Advance your professional learning community into the digital age

What if your professional learning community was available 24 hours a day, every day of the year? Would you like to have a place to share lesson plans, student work, a new curriculum, and to provide a discussion forum for all stakeholders? You can, even with only a basic understanding of technology. The authors explain how they created an online professional learning network to share a new core curriculum, providing a framework for constructing such a network to fit your school′s needs. The many benefits include:

• Enhanced communication among teachers, administrators, and the community
• Easy access to professional development for many more participants
• Implementation of best practices and instructional strategies for improved teacher performance
• Increased understanding of and commitment to educational goals

Included are checklists, flowcharts, screenshots of an actual learning network, case studies, and a glossary of terms. This book provides all the tools you need to build a successful and motivating professional community online.