Overview

The Learning by Doing Lieder Professional Learning Community Overview
(subject to change as we learn)

===“We have always worked hard. Will we now choose to work smart?”=== //Learning by Doing//, page 185

Learning by Doing calls for action. It requires dialogue. It is not a book you can sit and read, enjoy discussing your favorite parts, and then leave on the shelf. It compels us to put into practice what we learn. Let’s begin our work together by looking at four key components:

Part I – The Clear and Compelling Purpose Part II – Building the Collaborative Culture of a PLC Part III – The Focus on Learning Part IV – The Focus on Results
 * Chapters 1, 2
 * Chapters 5, 8, 9
 * Chapters 3, 4
 * Chapters 6, 7

Become familiar with the book contents. Read the marginal notes and information contained in boxes – these are great key points. As you peruse the book, you will see the reproducible materials available on your CD. We will reference these throughout our work.

I have taken chapters out of order in a way that makes sense to me – you may see it differently. Because the book has so much useful information, I propose we use the following general framework:
 * Brief overview of all four parts
 * Focus first on Part I
 * Work through selected sections of Part II, Part III, and Part IV, with the expectation we will complete Part II in the fall, Part III in the early spring, and finish with  Part IV near the end of the year

The structure may work well by the following process:
 * Individual reflections
 * Wiki postings to address questions that matter
 * Share sessions to build consensus from our individual reflections

We will use the four-part structure for our professional development credit: Part I – completed over the summer; share session in August Part II – completed in the fall; share session in December Part III – completed in the early spring; share session in February Part IV – completed by the end of the year; share session in April
 * 3 hours credit (1 hr = read and reflect; 1 hr = wiki; 1 hr = share)
 * 3 hours credit (1 hr = read and reflect; 1 hr = wiki; 1 hr = share)
 * 3 hours credit (1 hr = read and reflect; 1 hr = wiki; 1 hr = share)
 * 3 hours credit (1 hr = read and reflect; 1 hr = wiki; 1 hr = share)

Course numbers will be provided as soon as they are available.