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=June 2010=

Watch leaders in action within a professional learning community. This short program for PLC leaders uses unscripted interviews and footage from schools to illustrate the role of effective leadership, particularly from the principal, in embedding PLC practices and values in a school. Loose and Tight Leadership. media type="youtube" key="C9QD6xMnshA" height="385" width="480"

// What topics do you want to include in our curriculum committee conversations? Add any ideas you want to the list below... even if you don't know a lot about the topic. //

 * Potential topics:**
 * Chomsky vs Skinner debate on language acquisition (i just added this because a colleague just told me about it and i'd like to know more)


 * Reflective Practitioner ([])


 * Definite topics:**
 * Framework of Educational Concepts
 * Student Centered Learning (SCL)
 * Student Engagement (SE)
 * 21st Century Citizens (21CC)

[] - 21st century learning................... JE

[] - this is a student's paper on Chomsky's theory of language acquisition ............ JE

[] - very informative article on Chomsky, Skinner, and Piaget..........JE

[] - experiential learning theory by Rogers, learning which addresses the needs of teh learner with the teacher only as facilitator...... JE

[] - a somewhat short version of Piaget's theory of cognitive development which is widely used in nursing and teaching. I'll try to find a more detailed version.......JE

[] - an excellent timeline of the evolution of Language Acquisition theory with many links to different researchers and terminology..... JE