Professional Learning Networks: Facilitating Transformation in Diverse Contexts with Equity-seeking Communities (Emerald Professional Learning Networks Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1787698947 ISBN 13: 9781787698949

Publisher: Emerald Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

In a time of rapid policy and curriculum change, educators must be knowledge workers who continue to develop professionally. This book offers a critical exploration of how Professional Learning Networks (PLNs) equip educators to work collaboratively to develop their professional practice and be agents of innovation in their field. 

Providing access to six real-life examples of equity-oriented Professional Learning Networks, this book illustrates key attributes that build educators’ practice, expertise, and investment in innovation. Crucially, the authors shine a light on the ability of PLNs to address questions of equity, both for educators working in remote and rural communities who have limited access to professional development and other resources, and diverse learners from equity-seeking communities. 

This book is of interest to readers from scholarly, practitioner, and policy backgrounds who want to gain an innovative look at real-life cases to inform current and future equity-oriented PLNs. Readers will discover the importance and potential of centering teachers, students, inquiry, collaboration, and context within educational transformation efforts.

About this title

About the Author

Leyton Schnellert is an Associate Professor and Eleanor Rix Professor of Rural Teacher Education in The University of British Columbia’s Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. His scholarship attends to how teachers and learners can mindfully embrace student diversity and inclusive, place-conscious education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787698947
• ISBN 13: 9781787698949
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216
• Editor: Schnellert Dr Leyton