Teachers Learning in Community: Realities and Possibilities

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Note: Page numbers in italics indicate figures; those with a t indicate tables. Abbott districts, 95–96, 105 accountability, 17, 28, 62–65, 73–91, 143, 145 interdependence and, 151 system enhancement for, 175–77, 176t Achinstein, B., 50 action plans, 8, 123–24 action research, 34, 112–15, 159 agency, 60–61, 67, 145, 169, 170 See also empowerment; professionalism Alcatel corporation, xi, 93 American Educational Research Association , 34 “America’s Choice” reform model, 97t Anyon, Jean, 163n1 A-Plus Acccountability Program, 73 Apple, Michael, 164n4 apprentice coaches, 30, 45, 94, 103–4, 111 Asher, Carla, 37n1 ATLAS protocol, 11, 16–17, 29 autonomy, xiii, 56–57, 60–61, 74, 126–27, 130, 176t, 177 See also empowerment Backiel, Chris, 38n1 Beach County Public School System, 74–91 See also Florida school system Bedder, Ken, 38n1 Belenky, M., 136 Bethune, Mary McLeod, 178 Brabham, E. G., 87 Brancaccio, David, 163n2 Bransford, John, 164n8 Buchovecky, Eric, 19n3 capacity building, 45 Center for Teaching Quality, 179n1 change. See transformation Chomsky, Noam, 163n1 Chong, Ji-Sung, 38n1 Chossudovsky, Michel, 163n1 Clayton, Christine, 38n1 coaches, 7–8, 27 apprentice, 30, 45, 94, 103–4, 111 challenges of, 85–86 external, 25, 29, 45 peer, 159 support for, 29, 36 training of, 22–24, 30, 36, 44–47 See also facilitators Coalition of Essential Schools (CES), 76 Cochran-Smith, M., 83, 171 185 INDEX Cole, Robert, viii collaboration, 22, 75–79, 138–43, 175–77, 176t context and, 93–117 economic influences on, 154 effective, 100–101 expertise and, 150 political influences on, 154 See also Peer Collaboration Initiative collaborative inquiry, 77–81, 119–46 collaborative learning communities (CLCs), 93–117 impact of, 106–12 implementation of, 102–6 planning for, 96–102 See also professional learning communities collective inquiry, 42–43, 64, 125–43 collective responsibility, 17, 63, 65–66, 127 collegiality, 1, 52, 63, 140, 157 Columbia University, 22, 26 committee meetings, PLCs versus, 78–82, 85, 88, 101, 103, 162, 172 community building, 52–53, 62, 121–25, 138–43, 172 composition. See writing Compton, Mary, 165n10 constructivism, 133, 145 Corbett, Dick, 93–117, 151, 168, 181 Critical Friends Groups (CFGs), 77 crystallizing events, 100, 101 culture. See school cultures Curcio, Richard, ix, 27 curriculum, 64, 156 basal readers for, 63, 174–75 for standardized tests, 73–74 See also reading skills Darling-Hammond, Linda, 37n1, 164n9 Day, Robin, 38n1 decision making, 155 democracy, 126–27, 156, 164n9, 177–78 See also neoliberalism Dewey, John, 177, 178 Dingerson, Leigh, 165n11 documentation, 23, 26–28, 33–37, 94, 117n1 of student learning, 89–90 Team Learning Log for, 123 Du Bois, W. E. B., 178 Dufour, R., 1, 120 Eaker, R., 1, 120 Elbaz, F., 126 empowerment, 41, 66, 83, 114, 155, 162 changing culture and, 49–50, 140 dependency versus, 56–57 economic influences on, 154 leadership and, 59–62 professionalism and, 28, 107, 151–52 See also autonomy English Language Learners (ELL), 128 enhancement, system transformation versus, 41–43, 175–77, 176t expertise, 9, 126, 176t collaboration and, 150 outside, 63, 171 protocols and, 54–59, 158 facilitators, 94, 100, 131–32, 136, 158 instructional, 44 training of, 111–12 See also coaches Fisher, Heidi, 38n1, 38n2 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), 73, 75, 90 Florida school system, 22, 23, 30–31, 37, 73–91 Flyvbjerg, B., 2 focus groups, 54, 130, 138 186 INDEX forums, online, 159 Freire, Paolo, 164n4 Frelow, Fred, 37n1 Fullan, M., 34 Gates Foundation, 153–54 George, P., 73–74 Giroux, Henry A., 163n1, 164n4 Gonzalez, Linda, 38n5 Grandon, Greg, 163n1 Grant, G., 126 Gutman, Huck, 164n2 Gutmann, A., 126–27, 130, 143, 144, 177 Hargreaves, A., 140 Harney, Jim, 164n2 Heifetz, R., 177 Hillsboro School District, 41–66, 150–51, 158, 159, 174 See also Pennsylvania school system Hipp, Kristine K., 117n3 Homer, 144 Hord, S. M., 74 Huffman, Jane H., 117n3 Hurricane Katrina, 160 I-MAP protocol, 55 Ingersoll, Richard, 164n6 innovation, 34, 47, 63–64, 88–89, 112, 122, 176t inquiry, 45, 87 collaborative, 77–81, 119–46 collective, 42–43, 64, 125–43 cycles of, 7–8, 123–24, 145 process of, 83–88 stance of, 8, 120 interview techniques, 66 Jefferson, Thomas, 178 Johnson, Chalmers, 163n1 Johnston, David Cay, 164n2 Jones, Ken, 149–63, 178, 181–82 Klein, Naomi, 163n1 Kohl, Herbert, 156 Kumashiro, Kevin, 163n1 Ladson-Billings, Gloria, 160, 165n13 leadership design teams (LDTs), 94, 96–102...