Webinar: An Infrastructure for Dropout Prevention and School Improvement

Posted by on November 07, 2010

Mark your calendar for the next National Dropout Prevention Center/Network Radio Webcast!

Solutions to the Dropout Crisis

Tuesday, November 9, 2010
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Professional Learning Communities
An Infrastructure for Dropout Prevention and School Improvement

presented by
D’Ette Cowan, Ed.D. and Ann Neeley, Ed.D.

http://www.dropoutprevention.org/webcast

• Deepen understanding of what is and what is not a Professional Learning Community (PLC)
• Determine how PLCs use research and data to address dropout prevention
• Identify leadership actions that support PLCs in focusing on dropout prevention

Professional learning communities (PLCs) is a term used with some regularity in describing teacher work groups in schools. In the next webcast, we will learn from experts from SEDL in Austin, Texas, what is and is not a professional learning community. Listeners will also be able to determine how schools that operate as PLCs use research and data to address dropout prevention as part of their school improvement efforts. They will also be able to identify leadership actions that support PLCs in focusing on dropout prevention. Finally, listeners will be able to access and use tools, resources, and interventions to build and sustain a PLC that supports dropout prevention.

Supplementary materials and all necessary information about participating fully in this professional development opportunity are found on our Web site at http://www.dropoutprevention.org/webcast. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact the National Dropout Prevention Center at ndpc@clemson.edu or 864-656-2580.

Participation in this radio webcast is free and no registration is required. The program will be archived in its entirety on the Web site. On the day of the webcast, sign on early to ensure your connection. Link to the broadcast at http://www.dropoutprevention.org/webcast. If technical support is needed, you may call 864-656-4550 for assistance at that time.

This Webcast is produced in partnership with Clemson Radio Productions and with support from Penn Foster.