Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn examines the question, What happens when, despite our best efforts in the classroom, a student does not learn?A professional learning community creates a school-wide system of interventions that provides all students with additional time and support when they experience difficulty in their learning. The authors describe the systems of interventions, including Adlai E. Stevenson High School's Pyramid of Interventions, created by a high school, a middle school, and two elementary schools. The authors also discuss the logistical barriers these schools faced and their strategies for overcoming them.

Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn

Education & Teaching

Richard DuFour

Rebecca DuFour

Robert E. Eaker

Schools & Teaching

San Val

The Principal as Staff Developer shows principals how to improve their schools through improving the effectiveness of their staff. Former high school principal Richard DuFour outlines the building administrator s major role in every phase of staff development, from getting staff motivated for new programs to evaluating the results. This resource allows principals to discover how to design staff development programs that have long-term effects, resolve teacher concerns that can be barriers to new staff development programs, share authority with staff in a way that will increase student learning, and match supervisory strategies to levels of teacher development. They will also learn how to use alternative approaches to staff development and create the type of climate in which autonomy, collaboration, and experimentation can flourish.

The Principal As Staff Developer

Solution Tree

The book that launched a school improvement movement offers research-based recommendations drawn from the best practices found in schools nationwide for continuously improving school performance. Coming from the perspectives of both a distinguished dean of education and one of America's most widely acclaimed practitioners, this resource provides specific, practical how-to information about transforming schools into results-oriented PLCs. Benefits: 
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<li>Initiate, implement, and sustain a change process. </li> <li>Work collaboratively to design an effective research-based curriculum. </li> <li>Choose appropriate assessment models. </li> <li>Create meaningful partnerships with parents. </li> <li>Establish effective workplace-based professional development programs. </li> <li>Overcome the common mistakes you may face as you work toward change. </li>
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Contents: Chapter 1: The Disappointment of School Reform Chapter 2: A New Model: The Professional Learning Community Chapter 3: The Complexity of the Change Process Chapter 4: Building the Foundation of a Professional Learning Community: Mission and Vision Chapter 5: Building the Foundation of a Professional Learning Community: Values and Goals Chapter 6: Sustaining the School Improvement Process Chapter 7: Embedding Change in the Culture of a School Chapter 8: Planning for Learning: Curricular Focus in a Learning Community Chapter 9: The Role of the Principal in a Professional Learning Community Chapter 10: Teaching in a Professional Learning Community Chapter 11: The Role of Parents in a Professional Learning Community Chapter 12: Staff Development in a Professional Learning Community Chapter 13: Passion and Persistence Appendix A: Sample Vision Statements Appendix B: Curriculum Standards, Models, and Concepts

Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement

Robert Eaker

Get answers to the most common question posed by educators seeking to build and sustain a PLC: Where do we begin? Access a solid conceptual framework and concrete illustrations of how schools operate when they are functioning as PLCs. Two case studies examine schools that have made the transformation, showcasing district- and curriculum-level efforts to focus on student learning. Contents: Foreword: A Commitment to School Improvement Introduction: Getting Started: A Conceptual Framework for Creating a Professional Learning Community Chapter 1: Cultural Shifts: Transforming Schools Into Professional Learning Communities Chapter 2: Time, Perspective, and Priorities Chapter 3: Lessons Learned: Boones Mill Elementary School Chapter 4: A Conversation With the Authors Chapter 5: A Call for Action Chapter 6: Artifacts Chapter 7: Case Studies

Getting Started: Reculturing Schools to Become Professional Learning Communities (Solutions)

Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn examines the question, What happens when, despite our best efforts in the classroom, a student does not learn?A professional learning community creates a school-wide system of interventions that provides all students with additional time and support when they experience difficulty in their learning. The authors describe the systems of interventions, including Adlai E. Stevenson High School's Pyramid of Interventions, created by a high school, a middle school, and two elementary schools. The authors also discuss the logistical barriers these schools faced and their strategies for overcoming them.

Gayle Karhanek

Through New Eyes: DVD

Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work helps educators close the knowing-doing gap as they transform their schools into professional learning communities (PLCs). This handbook is a guide for action that will: Help educators develop a common vocabulary and consistent understanding of key PLC concepts. Present a compelling argument that the implementation of PLC concepts will benefit students and educators alike. Help educators assess the current reality in their own schools and districts. Convince educators to take purposeful steps to develop their capacity to function as PLCs.

Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work (Book & CD-ROM)

Thomas Many

Winner: Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award, 2007 This plan book combines 40 weekly planning pages and space for eight class periods with ideas and activities to help teachers and their collaborative teams work together to address crucial, teacher-specific PLC concepts. It presents essential school improvement tips and inspirational testaments to last the entire academic year. Benefits: 
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<li>Get an overview of the three big ideas that shape a PLC, cultural shifts that schools can expect, and keys to building high-performing collaborative teams. </li> <li>Use forms and reproducibles to work with teams more effectively and to collect and organize information about students and classes. </li> <li>Equip yourself with 40 weeks of planning pages, which include activities to inform, inspire, and challenge you as an educator. </li> <li>Gain a list of professional development opportunities and resources for further study. </li> <li>Implement critical PLC concepts into lesson plans that focus on learning for both students and adults. </li>
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Contents: 
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<li>What Is a "Professional Learning Community"?</li> <li>Cultural Shifts in a PLC</li> <li>Building High-Performing Collaborative Teams That Focus on Learning</li> <li>Critical Issues for Team Consideration (Reproducible) </li> <li>Team Feedback Sheet (Reproducible) </li> <li>Student Achievement SMART Goal-Setting Worksheet (Reproducible) </li> <li>Survey on Team Norms (Reproducible) </li> <li>Team Information</li> <li>Year-at-a-Glance Guide</li> <li>Class Roster</li> <li>Seating Charts</li> <li>Substitute Teacher Information</li> <li>Holidays and Birthdays</li> <li>Weekly Planning Pages</li>
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Professional Learning Communities at Work Plan Book

Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don t Learn audio book examines the question, What happens when, despite our best efforts in the classroom, a student does not learn? The text is read by a professional narrator and accented with lively musical transitions. A professional learning community creates a school-wide system of interventions that provides all students with additional time and support when they experience difficulty in their learning. The authors describe the systems of interventions, including Adlai E. Stevenson High School s Pyramid of Interventions, created by a high school, a middle school, and two elementary schools. The authors also discuss the logistical barriers these schools faced and their strategies for overcoming them.

Politics & Social Sciences

This collection of inspirational quotes provides daily motivation for teachers and administrators. Collected from a decade of work by renowned experts Robert Eaker, Rebecca DuFour, and Richard DuFour, this book will keep educators focused on the daily work that drives a PLC, recommit them to their chosen profession (and remind them why they chose it), and sustain their enthusiasm for the journey. Benefits: 
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<li>Find inspiration and motivation within daily reminders on the importance of education. </li> <li>Stay focused on the critical work involved in maintaining a successful PLC. </li> <li>Renew your enthusiasm for teaching. </li> <li>Reference a convenient collection of the big ideas for teachers and administrators. </li> <li>Discover forward-thinking ideas that cover every aspect of a PLC, from meeting in collaborative teams to closing the knowing-doing gap. </li>
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Contents: The Power of Professional Learning Communities Creating the Foundation of a Professional Learning Community Leadership A Focus on Learning Clarifying and Assessing the Essential Curriculum Additional Time, Support, and Enrichment Collaborative Teams Collective Inquiry and Action Orientation Continuous Improvement A Focus on Results Appealing to the Heart Closing the Knowing-Doing Gap

A Leader's Companion: Inspiration for Professional Learning Communities at Work (Classroom Strategies)

Self-Help

Motivational

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Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn

The Principal As Staff Developer

Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement

Getting Started: Reculturing Schools to Become Professional Learning Communities (Solutions)

Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn

Through New Eyes: DVD

Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work (Book & CD-ROM)

Professional Learning Communities at Work Plan Book

Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn

A Leader's Companion: Inspiration for Professional Learning Communities at Work (Classroom Strategies)