Characteristics
Associated with Improving Schools
Glickman, Gordon,
& Ross-Gordon, 2001
There are several characteristics
associated with improving schools:
- varied sources of
leadership (including teacher leadership)
- consideration of
individual school context and culture
- parental involvement
- shared vision with
continuous revisions
- external and internal
support, including time, moral, and technical support
- focus on teaching
and learning
- ongoing professional
development
- instructional dialogue
- teacher collaboration
- democratic, collective
inquiry
- integration of improvement
efforts into a coherent program
- data-based feedback
on improvement efforts
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Many of the characteristics
of improving schools are present in professional learning communities. These
commonalities contribute to the success of professional learning communities,
and professional learning communities help to establish successful schools with
improved student learning.