THIRD EDITION
Learning by Doing A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work®
Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work® is the best-selling guide for action that helps educators close the knowing-doing gap as they transform their schools into professional learning communities (PLCs). New Brunswick’s Karen Power has revised the third edition for Canadian educators, emphasizing how to effectively improve learning for each student across their unique and widely diverse provinces and territories. Updated with scenarios, research, and language that appropriately meet the needs of Canadian educators, this book is packed with real-world strategies and advice that will guide readers in transforming their school or district into a successful PLC. K−12 Canadian school and district leaders and teachers will find the following revisions to the third edition.
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A new preface detailing the importance of the PLC at Work process for Canada
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An updated introduction and chapter 1 providing Canadian context
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Nine new case studies featuring real Canadian schools, districts, teams, and educators
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An updated research base and alignment with Canadian English
2. Here’s How: Discover how educators bring PLC elements to life.
“Karen Power’s efforts with the Canadian version of Learning by Doing will go a long way to identifying practices and procedures that will make the pursuit of student success clearer and manageable. This text will move the work of PLCs in Canada from a view that it's a concept that works elsewhere to educators believing it’s both possible and practical to engage in the work.” —Tom Hierck, Author and Educational
“The Canadian version of Learning by Doing is both a powerful resource of what works to improve and deepen student learning experiences and a compelling call to action for Canadian educators. It is a rich collection of tools to support the work of educators, useful implementation strategies to guide systemic improvement, and actionable steps that school and district staff can take immediately to improve learning for all.” —Bob Carter, K–9 Principal, Shauna May Seneca School, Edmonton, Alberta
5. Tips for Moving Forward: Learn crucial strategies. 6. Questions to Guide the Work of Your Professional Learning Community: Develop the collective capacity to function as a PLC.
“The Canadian version of Learning by Doing provides clear direction with relevant examples that will guide, challenge, and strengthen any school on its course to ensure all students are learning at high levels. It is a must-have resource book that needs to be on the desk of every school leader.” —Harold Freiter, Vice Principal, Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School, Selkirk, Manitoba
7. Dangerous Detours and Seductive Shortcuts: Examine counterproductive methods for important PLC steps.
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4. Assessing Your Place on the PLC Journey: Assess your school’s current practices.
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3. Here’s Why: Review the research and rationale supporting PLCs.
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—Katie White, Author and Educational Consultant, Saskatchewan
Readers will follow a practical seven-part format. 1. The Case Study: Learn about issues and challenges schools and districts face during PLC implementation.
THIRD EDITION
“This version of Learning by Doing explores the why and how of establishing and sustaining PLCs through a lens that is distinctly Canadian. Karen Power does a commendable job of introducing and applying Canadian research, statistics, and contexts to the PLC process and inviting Canadian educators and leaders to embrace the moral imperative of high levels of learning for each and every student in each and every Canadian classroom.”