Abstract

RODRIGUEZ BONCES, Mónica. Organizing a Professional Learning Community - A Strategy to Enhance Professional Development. Íkala [online]. 2014, vol.19, n.3, pp.307-319. ISSN 0123-3432.  https://doi.org/10.17533//udea.ikala.v19n3a06.

Colombia has a long tradition of offering professional development through courses, seminars, and postgraduate programs. However, Professional Learning Communities are also thought of as an option to provide professional development. This article presents a general background on professional learning communities and discusses why and how they can be implemented in Colombia. A model on how to structure one-in this case, focused specifically on research-and some directions for future practices and further research are highlighted.

Keywords : professional learning community; professional development; teacher collaboration; network; communities of practice; research.

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