References



This page is to name references that inform us about talk in Professional Learning Teams: **Journal Articles** This study was designed to investigate professional growth a an indiviually relfective and authenically collaborative phenomenon. || This study was designed to support evaluative inquiry as a trigger for devleopment of organisational learning capacity. || The recommendation from this research is that there needs to be a greater emphasis in professional development settings on tkaing a potentially useful task and converting it into a worthwhile mathematics learning experience for students. || This paper discusses the value of peer obseration followed by professional learning conversations for the professional devleopment of techer educators. || This study explains how teacher discourse about teaching and learning changed from a discrete skill and resource focus to a devleopmental focus to improve student outcomes in comprehension. || This research looks at the social practice that generates action and participation for partnership members in professional learning teams to enhance teacher learning. || This article argues that the engagement of teachers in collaborative discussions about writing assessment can provide a fruitful context for valuable professional learning. ||
 * __REFERENCES__ **
 * Beatty, B. (2000) [|Teachers leading their own professional growth: self-directed reflection and collaboration and changes in perception of self and work in secondary school teachers], //Journal of In-Service Education,// 26(1), pp. 73-97
 * Cousins, Goh & Clarke (2006) __ Data use Leads to Data Valuing:Evaluative Inquiry for School Decision Making Leadership and Policy in Schools 5 __ pp155-176
 * Sullivan,Clarke & Clarke __ Converting mathematics tasks to learning opportunities:An important aspect of knowledge for mathemtics teaching .__
 * Schuck, Sandy, Aubusson, Peter and Buchanan, John (2008) __ “Enhancing teacher education practice through professional learning conversations”, __ European Journal of teacher Education, 31:2,215-227
 * Griffin, Murray, Care, Thomas, Perri (in press) __ Developmental Assesssment in Literacy ,__ Assessment in Education
 * Moss (2008) __‘Leading professional learning in an Australian secondary school through school-university partnerships’__, Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education,36:4,345-357
 * Reid (2007) ‘Teachers talking about writing assessment:valuable professional learning?” Improving Schools, Volume 10, Number 2 pp132-149

**Web-Based References **

Principles of Highly Effective Professional Learning__ || [] ||
 * DEECD __Professional Learning in Effective Schools : The Seven
 * Substantive Conversation || [] ||
 * Lindsay Nelson:Managing the Human Resources in Organisational Change || [] ||
 * DEECD __ Working in Teams __ || http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/curricman/middleyear/WorkingInTeams.pdf ||
 * [|Replacing strategic planning with teacher collaboration] || [] ||
 * Professional Learning Community Continuum || [] ||
 * Learning Teams Break the Mold for Teacher Training || []

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**Books **

//Successful professional learning// at the Institute's website www.vit.vic.edu.au. ||
 * Beatty, B. (2005) [|Emotional meaning making as essential leadership practice] in //The essentials of school leadership,// London: Paul Chapman Publishing; Corwin Press, pp. 1-41 ||
 * Blase, J. and Blase, J. (2001) [|Creating instruction-oriented structures that help teachers do their best] in //Empowering teachers// (2nd ed.), Thousand Oaks CA.: Corwin Press, Inc, pp. 41-74 ||
 * Boudett, City & Murnane (2005) Datawise:A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning Cambridge MA:Harvard Education Publishing ||
 * Covey,S (1994) __ First Things First __ New York : Summit Books ||
 * Glickman, C., Gordon, S. and Ross-Gordon (1990) [|Adult and teacher development within the context of the school: clues for supervisory practice] in //Supervision of instruction,// Boston: Allyn and Bacon, pp. 60-98 ||
 * Leithwood, K. (1990) [|The principals' role in teacher development] in //Changing school culture through staff development,// Alexandria, VA.: Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, pp. 71-90 ||
 * Lieberman, A. and Miller, L. (1999) [|Professional development for the new social realities of teaching] in //Teachers : transforming their world and their work,// New York: Teachers' College Press, pp. 59-79 ||
 * Lyons & Pinnell (1997) __ System for Change in Literacy Education __ Portsmouth NH:Heinemann ||
 * Marzoni,R (2003) What Works in Schools:Translating Research into Action Alexandria, USA:ASCD ||
 * O’Rourke, Fletcher & Flack __ ACEP Leading Professional Learning Australian __ Government:AGQTP ||

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