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Small Learning Communities: Implementing and Deepening Practice (PDF 351K)
This booklet brings together a knowledge base, tools, and resources for implementing and deepening small learning community practice. The booklet identifies five, research-based domains of SLC practice: interdisciplinary teams; rigorous, relevant curriculum and instruction; inclusive programs and practices; continuous program improvement; and district and building-level support.
Small Learning Communities Self-Assessment Tool (PDF 4.3M)
This tool allows you to take stock of small learning community organization and functioning in five domains of SLC practice.
Improving Instruction Through Professional Learning Teams: A Guide for School Leaders
Professional learning teams (or PLTs) are small groups of teachers from the same school, department, or grade level who come together to help each other improve student learning by changing classroom practice. This guide outlines strategies for developing these communities in coordination with school improvement plans, provides a theoretical framework, and discusses building support structures.
Creating a Community of Learners: Solving the Puzzle of Classroom Management
This peer-reviewed book is a resource for groups of teachers to study, discuss, implement, and evaluate their instructional practices and classroom management strategies. Aligned with the requirements of No Child Left Behind, this publication takes a developmental approach to classroom management and focuses on the social, emotional, cultural, and cognitive needs of students.