Supporting Professional Development in Special Education with Web-Based Professional Learning Communities: New Possibilities with Web 2.0

Peña L. Bedesem; Katherine J. Mitchem; Gail Fitzgerald; Kevin Miller; Candice Hollingsead; David F. Cihak Don D. McMahon; Mona Leigh Guha Elizabeth Foss; Greg Walsh; Jennifer Higgins and Michael Katz; Katherine J. Mitchem; Gail Fitzgerald; Kevin Miller; Candice Hollingsead; David F. Cihak Don D. McMahon; Mona Leigh Guha Elizabeth Foss; Greg Walsh; Jennifer Higgins and Michael Katz; Peña L. Bedesem; Katherine J. Mitchem; Gail Fitzgerald; Kevin Miller; Candice Hollingsead; David F. Cihak Don D. McMahon; Mona Leigh Guha Elizabeth Foss; Greg Walsh; Jennifer Higgins and Michael Katz; Peña L. Bedesem; Katherine J. Mitchem; Gail Fitzgerald; Kevin Miller; Candice Hollingsead; David F. Cihak Don D. McMahon; Mona Leigh Guha Elizabeth Foss; Greg Walsh; Jennifer Higgins and Michael Katz; Elizabeth L. Hardman

Journal of Special Education Technology Vol. 27, No. 4 (2012) pp. 17–31

This article describes the challenges in organizing professional learning communities (PLCs) in special education, identifies the teacher and student benefits of using a PLC approach to professional development, and discusses the promise and...