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020 _a9781935155003
082 _a507.1
_bMun/Sti
100 _aMundry, Susan (Ed)
245 _aProfessional Learning Communities For Science Teaching
_b: Lessons from Research and Practice
260 _aVirginia
_bNsta Press
_c2009
300 _ax;161p.
_b11x8.5
_cpb
520 _aThe volume begins with the argument that in a PLC environment, teachers receive continuous professional development, therefore improving their teaching skills to the benefit of student learning. Later chapters recount the origins of schools as professional learning communities, define the characteristics of professional learning communities, and review research on the subject.
546 _aENG
650 _aScience--Study and teaching--United States
650 _aScience teachers--In-service training--United States
650 _aProfessional learning communities
700 _aStiles, Katherine E. (Ed)
942 _cBK
999 _c76557
_d76557