Professional Learning Communities

What Is a "Professional Learning Community"?

To create a professional learning community, focus on learning rather than teaching, work collaboratively, and hold yourself accountable for results.

--Richard DuFour

VIEW: Professional Learning Communities at Estrella Mountain presentation by Erin Bloonstrand.

Additional Readings

• Leading Professional Learning Communities: Voices From Research and Practiceby Shirley M. Hord and William A. Sommers
• Professional Learning Communities: An Implementation Guide and Toolkit by Kathleen Foord and Jean M. Haar
• Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Acheivement by Richard DuFour and Robert Eaker
• Professional Learning Communities at Work: Plan Book by Rebecca DuFour