Excerpt from presentation designed for Dr. Steven Baugh, Honored Alumni Lecturer for the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at BYU

1. Steven Baugh, Ed.D.
2009 COLLEGE
HONORED ALUMNI LECTURER

7. talents for the
education of youth are
the gift of God; and
that he on whom they
are bestowed,
whenever a way is
opened for the use of
them, is as strongly
called as if he heard a
voice from heaven.
-Benjamin Franklin 1750/1965

8. x2 – 2
3x + 9
1 ax2 + bx - c
WHAT DO PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING COMMUNITIES
HAVE TO DO WITH
FACTORING A TRINOMIAL?
3x 2
–9
2x – 4x - 9
2
x+
27

9. What is the meaning of democracy?
What does it mean to live in a democracy?
What do private and public interests
have to do with this?
What is the responsibility of the
schools in preparing the young to
live and work in a democracy?
Why is this important?

10. Professional
Learning
Communities

11. Focus on Learning

12. From Theory to
Practice...