Louise Stoll

Creating Capacity for Learning

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Resources

Stoll, L., Taylor, C., Spence-Thomas, K. and Brown. C. (2018) Catalyst: a collaborative professional learning resource. UCL Institute of Education and Challenge Partners. https://www.crownhouse.co.uk/catalyst

Stoll, L., Greany, T., Coldwell, M., Higgins, S., Brown, C., Maxwell, B., Stiell,, B., Willis,, B., Burns,  H. and Savage, J. (2018) Evidence-informed teaching: self-assessment tool for teachers. UCL Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University, Durham University and Chartered College of Teaching.

Stoll, L., Greany, T., Coldwell, M., Higgins, S., Brown, C., Maxwell, B., Stiell,, B., Willis,, B., Burns,  H. and Savage, J. (2018) Evidence-informed teaching: self-assessment tool for schools. UCL Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University, Durham University and Chartered College of Teaching.

Stoll, L. and Temperley, J. (2010) The Toolkit: Improving School Leadership. Paris: OECD. Based on OECD’s Improving School Leadership Project. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/63/37/44339174.pdf

Stoll, L., Bolam, R., MacMahon, A., Thomas, S., Wallace, M., Greenwood, A. and Hawkey, K. (2006) Professional Learning Communities: Source Materials for School Leaders and Other Leaders of Professional Learning. London: Innovation Unit, NCSL and GTC.

  • Contents guide
  • Booklet 1 –  User guide: getting started and thinking about your journey
  • Route map
  • What is a professional learning community? A summary

Familiarisation and deepening understanding

  • Booklet 2 – Creating and sustaining an effective professional learning community – Think piece
  • Booklet 3 – Setting professional learning communities in an international context – Think piece
  • Booklet 4 – Broadening the learning community: key messages – Think piece
  • Booklet 5 – Exploring the idea of professional learning communities – Sorting and matching activity

Audit

  • Booklet 6 – Investigating the culture of your professional learning community – Signs, symbols and metaphors activity
  • Booklet 7 – Comparing your preferred future and reality – Gap analysis survey
  • Booklet 8 – Deciding where you are as a professional learning community – Implementation rubric

Planning

  • Booklet 9 – Planning your professional learning community – Mapping plan and chart

Action

  • Booklet 10 – Developing your professional learning community – Activities
  • Booklet 11 – Bringing about change: starting out, developing and sustaining – Stories of change

 Monitoring and evaluation

  • Booklet 12 – Reflecting on the progress of your professional learning community – Reflective timeline and stage chart
  • Booklet 13 – Assessing the impact of your professional learning community – Evaluation grid

Crandall, D. and Stoll, L. (2005) Networking for Learning: A Learning Tool to Support Primary School Collaboration. London: Innovation Unit, DfES and NCSL. Simulation to support leadership development and collaboration between schools. Dutch version – Linkenom te Leren – APS (2009)

  • Notes for participants
  • Activities poster

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