Global Perspectives

ebook Professional Learning Communities in International Schools (Fully Institutionalize Behaviors Consistent with PLC Expectations)

By Timothy S. Stuart

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Transform your school into a high-performing, student-centered PLC. Tailored specifically to international schools, this resource will guide you through every aspect of PLC implementation. The book's contributors are all international-school educators with firsthand experience successfully reculturing their schools into PLCs. They offer real-world examples, strategies, and techniques to bring unparalleled professional growth to international teachers. Each chapter includes research-based recommendations for and authentic examples of systemic PLC implementation.

Benefits

  • Define the professional learning community process and understand how third culture kids can particularly benefit from PLCs.
  • Shift from a teacher-focused school to a learning-focused culture.
  • Understand the strengths and challenges of implementing PLCs in already high-performing schools.
  • Learn to work in collaborative teams across grade levels, departments, and courses.
  • Create a guaranteed, viable curriculum for the unique characteristics of international school students.
  • Contents

    Introduction Making the Case for Professional Learning Communities in International Schools

    1 Building a PLC Culture in International Schools—A Superintendent's Perspective

    2 Understanding the International School Student

    3 Understanding the International School Teacher

    4 Creating a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum in International Schools

    5 Creating a Learning-Focused International School

    6 Creating an Inclusive International School

    7 Harnessing the Potential of Singleton Teachers in International Schools

    8 Building a Progressive International School

    9 Learning from the Jakarta Intercultural School Story

    10 Transforming the Singapore American School

    Index

    Global Perspectives