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One of the most underused resources available to educators is the community of colleagues with whom they work. Such communities are invaluable when they work well because a great way to learn and develop as a professional is to do so in partnership with others who are doing the same thing. The importance of educators learning together is now so clear that the February 2009 issue of Educational Leadership was devoted to ways in which collective learning can take place. For instance, Ruth Chung Wei, Alethea Andree, and Linda Darling-Hammond, in their article "How Nations Invest in Teachers," consider several countries that score high on international measures and report that professional development programs in those nations provide time for learning and collaboration, offer job-embedded professional development, and encourage teacher participation in decision making. And, in their article "Teacher Learning: What Matters?" Darling-Hammond and Nikole Richardson argue that teacher professional development should be a sustained effort, should be integrated with school improvement, and should include professional learning communities. A similar philosophy has emerged in the corporate and

Author

Geoffrey Caine; Renate Nummela Caine

Publisher

ASCD. 1703 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714. Tel: 800-933-2723; Tel: 703-578-9600; Fax: 703-575-5400; Web site: http://www.ascd.org

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781416611813

Subjects

Education

Rating

2.67 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14