Creating Purposeful Communities [Changing Schools, Winter 2008]

Product Description	This issue of McREL's magazine *Changing Schools* examines the importance of creating purposeful communities. Read about the role of principal autonomy in a purposeful community, an example of a purposeful community in action at a middle school, a lesson plan to improve writing at any grade level, characteristics of purposeful communities, and how technology is changing our sense of community.
Authors	McREL
Target Audience	Administrators and Policy Makers
Key Ideas	In this issue... Cover & Message from the CEO Principal Autonomy: How much is too much? Purposeful Community in Practice A Different Kind of Community Parting Thoughts—Take Your Pick: FaceBook, Pownce, Twitter, Bebo, Vox... Recommended resources & back cover Supplement: What's the difference between purposeful learning communities and professional learning communities?
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APA Citation	Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning. (2008, Winter.) Changing Schools, 57.
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