Leading professional learning teams : a start-up guide for improving instruction

Designed for school administrators, school leadership teams, and other teacher leaders, this resource provides essential guidelines for establishing effectiveaProfessional Learning Teams (PLTs).aTo ensure successful implementation, school leaders need support in taking the critical first steps toward creating job-embedded, collegial, schoolwide professional growth opportunities.

Susan E. Sather provides a model for implementing PLTs and demonstrates howaschool leaders can lay the groundwork and provideathe necessary support for the work of PLTs during both the planning and implementation stages.

Readers will find suggestions for creating the necessary conditions that lead to strong and sustainable teamsaand for anticipating and dealing with potential challenges.