A Summing Up. Robert Eaker

Summing Up

       CHAPTER 2

       The Consumer-Validation Approach: Research Into Practice

       The Kounin Research on Classroom Management

       The Consumer-Validated Research Model

       The Institute for Research on Teaching: Michigan State University

       A Summing Up

       CHAPTER 3

       The Teacher Effects Research: Practices for Improving Instruction and Student Learning

       The Power of High-Performing Teams

       A Teacher’s Toolbox of Instructional Techniques

       Teacher Behaviors That Communicate High Expectations for Student Learning

       A Summing Up

       CHAPTER 4

       The Role of Teacher Interpersonal Behavior: Impacting Student Success

       The Secret: Making Students Feel Special

       Interpersonal Interactions and Student Success

       A Summing Up

       CHAPTER 5

       The School Effects Research

       The Coleman Report

       Effective Schools: The Early Research

       A Summing Up

       CHAPTER 6

       The Impetus of Professional Learning Communities at Work

       Professional Learning Communities Defined

       Characteristics of a School That Functions as a Professional Learning Community at Work

       The Change Leader

       Cultural Shifts

       A Summing Up

       CHAPTER 7

       The Implementation of Professional Learning Communities at Work Concepts and Practices

       Getting Started and Getting Better

       Developing a Common Understanding and a Common Vocabulary

       Connecting to the Why and Making the Work Personal

       Communicating Clearly at Every Step Along the Way

       Developing the Cultural Foundation of a Professional Learning Community

       Capturing the Power of Collaborative Teaming

       Developing Common Formative Assessments

       Providing Systematic Additional Time, Support, and Extension of Learning

       Getting Started, Getting Better, Drilling Deeper

       A Summing Up

       CHAPTER 8

       Absolutely Indispensable: Passionate and Persistent Leadership

       Foundational Inquiry Into Leadership and Organizational Development

       Leadership Theory and Professional Learning Communities at Work

       A Summing Up

       CHAPTER 9

       Connie Donovan Revisited

       The School as a Professional Learning Community: A Scenario

       Would It Be Good Enough for Our Own Children?

       A Summing Up

      AFTERWORD BY JEFFREY C. JONES

       A Life Fulfilled

       Starting a Movement

       Taking a Collaborative Journey: Life After Stevenson, 2001

       Building the Team: Stone Mountain, Georgia, 2003

       Creating Lasting Friendships: Hawaii Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute, 2004

       Traveling Side by Side: The Brawn Behind the Brains

       REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

       About the Author

      Robert Eaker, EdD, is professor emeritus at Middle Tennessee State University, where he also served as dean of the College of Education and interim vice president and provost. Dr. Eaker is a former fellow with the National Center for Effective Schools Research and Development. He has written widely on the issues of effective teaching, effective schools, teachers’ use of research findings, and high expectations for student achievement. Dr. Eaker has been a frequent consultant to schools and school districts across North America. He is a regular speaker at national, regional, and state professional meetings.

      To learn more about Dr. Eaker’s work, visit AllThingsPLC (www.allthingsplc.info).

      To book Robert Eaker for professional development, contact [email protected].

      FOREWORD

       Gamble, Carouse, and Explore

      By Douglas Reeves

      Do not play intellectual poker with Bob Eaker. Just when you’ve been suckered into his good-ol’-boy routine, he is quoting W.