Inside PLCs at Work®
Your Guided Tour Through One District's Successes, Challenges, and Celebrations (How Effective Professional Learning Communities Work)
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Inside PLCs takes readers on a journey to Sheridan County School District 2, a district in Wyoming that has built a professional learning community (PLC) to great success. Using Sheridan as a real-world example, authors Casey Reason and Craig Dougherty help educators develop a deep, nuanced understanding of the PLC at Work® model and how PLCs work, preparing them in successfully implementing the PLC process in their own schools.
Follow one school's journey to implement the professional learning community model:
- Understand the foundational concepts and qualities of professional learning communities, such as the three big ideas and four guiding questions.
- Deepen your comprehension of how PLC works by learning about Sheridan County School District 2's journey.
- Utilize this book's appendices to access other real-world examples of effective PLC schools.
- Learn how the best PLC schools fully implement the PLC process for the greatest benefit possible.
- Supplement your learning of the PLC model with free online reproducibles.
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Big Ideas in PLCs
Chapter 2: Teams in PLCs
Chapter 3: Inquiry in PLCs
Chapter 4: Collaborative Culture in PLCs
Chapter 5: Intervention, Extension, and Innovation in PLCs
Afterword
Appendix
References and Resources
Casey S Reason
Casey Reason is a writer, researcher, and consultant who has worked with international thought leaders on breakthrough strategies designed to improve performance and overcome resistance to change. Dr. Reason′s approaches are founded on the emerging body of research in brain science and adult learning theory. Casey′s work as an instructional designer was prominently featured in a Forbes.com article in 2010 and he has been a featured speaker in conferences all over the world for the past ten years. Casey is a former high school principal and assistant superintendent. His book, Leading a Learning Organization: The Science of Working with Others was released in January of 2010 and was selected by Phi Delta Kappa International to be a 2010 PDK Book Club selection. Dr. Reason lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his twin sons, Brice and Kiah.
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