Assignment:
Summary Paper - Principals' Conceptions of Professional Learning Communities
Access the link below and read the article, "Holding the Reins of the Professional Learning Community: Eight Themes From Research on Principals' Perceptions of Professional Learning Communities."
Holding the Reins of the Professional Learning Community: Eight Themes From Research on Principals' Perceptions of Professional Learning Communities
Dr. Cranston has done some excellent research about principals' conceptions of Profession Learning Communities.
Write a one to two page summary paper summarizing Dr. Cranston's research that demonstrates how principals view the concept of Professional Learning Communities and what it will take to sustain this concept.
Readings:
Holding the reins of the professional learning community: eight themes from research on principals' perceptions of professional learning communities
By Jerome Cranston