Presented at the
Learning by Doing Summit (2008)
Anaheim, CA
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earning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work™ is one of the latest resources to help educators understand promising strategies to improve student learning. Understanding the basic tenets of PLCs is important, but knowing is not enough. Leaders must implement, execute, and act. They must do.
Leaders create a “learning-by-doing” culture by modeling learners’ behaviors. They roll up their sleeves and engage in the learning process with others, side-by-side, step-by-step. Using examples, stories, and anecdotes to support recommendations by influential authors in the field, Dr. Many offers specific strategies that increase the chance of successfully implementing the PLC model.
DVD and flash drive with keynote presentation (flash drive also includes handouts, e-materials, and links)