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Table 1. Participant ‘s Years of Teaching by Region.

Region Participant Years Teaching

Northeast
1 3
2 6
3 1
4 5
5 15
6 15
7 16
8 3
9 9
10 8
11 3
12 0
13 11
14 2

North Central
1 7
2 0
3 21
4 3
5 2
6 5
7 1
8 5

Southeast
1 3
2 2
3 2
4 1
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 1
9 6
10 3

dialogue, and mutual support as a small group commits to establishing a professional learning
community (National School Reform Faculty, 2007). Each participant will then use his/her
reflections to develop a plan for implementation. Efforts can be shared and discussed at a
future meeting. Faculty members plan to establish an ongoing system of monitoring and
assessment which includes pre-assessment of participants and the formation of coaching
teams.

NEXT STEPS

With this initiative emerging from a collaborative process, the next steps will within a
team context including both university professors and public school administrators. The team