PLCs, DI, & RTI
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"Combining PLCs, DI AND RTI into a tapestry for school change is a brilliant idea. It weaves three predominant threads together into wholeness for teachers and students. The PLC thread provides the collegial support for substantive change to occur; the Response to Intervention thread exposes a structure that ensures student success; and the Differentiated Instruction thread highlights appropriate responses to learners' talents and needs."
—Robin Fogarty, President
Robin Fogarty & Associates
A framework for weaving common threads into an artful solution
Rather than buying individual books about professional learning communities (PLCs), differentiated instruction (DI), and Response to Intervention (RTI), invest wisely in one resource that synthesizes all three. The text uses a tapestry analogy to weave together these critical topics to form a comprehensive framework for achieving continuous school improvement. The result is a stronger foundation for administrators' leadership direction and teachers' instructional decisions based on:
- Utilizing PLCs as the framework for sharing new strategies and understandings
- Discussing data collected through assessments
- Evaluating data against benchmarks
Included are walk-through checklists, learning-style surveys, and examples that illustrate practical strategies for integrating DI and RTI and collaborating with colleagues to assess student learning and adapt instruction and interventions. This timely resource efficiently provides all the information you need to optimize instruction for outstanding results.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
Introduction
- 1. Elements and Principles of the Integrated Model
- 2. Professional Learning Communities
- Threads
- What It Is
- The Research Behind It
- Who Said It and Why
- Essence
- What's in It for Me?
- 21st Century Skills
- Making It Rigorous
- Fabric
- Walking the Walk
- Time, Voice, and Choice
- Defining Components
- Design
- Talking the Talk
- Using Protocols
- How and When to Begin a PLC
- Specifics of PLC Meetings
- Goals for PLCs
- Organizing PLCs
- Frame
- Nonnegotiables
- References and Resources
- 3. Differentiated Instruction
- Threads
- What It Is
- The Research Behind It
- Who Said It and Why
- Essence
- What's in It for Me?
- 21st Century Skills
- Making It Rigorous
- Fabric
- Walking the Walk
- Defining Components
- Setting up a Positive Classroom Environment
- Use of Flexible Grouping
- Strategies and Activities for Differentiating Content
- Strategies and Activities for Differentiating Process
- Strategies and Activities for Differentiating Student Products
- Design
- Talking The Talk
- How and When to Implement DI
- Frame
- Nonnegotiables
- References and Resources
- 4. Response to Intervention
- Threads
- What It Is
- The Research Behind It
- Who Said It and Why
- Essence
- What's in It for Me?
- 21st Century Skills
- Making It Rigorous
- Fabric
- Walking the Walk
- Defining Components
- Design
- Talking the Talk
- How and When to Implement RTI
- Frame
- Nonnegotiables
- References and Resources
- Further Resources Available Online
- 5. Weaving a Tapestry for School Change
- Time
- Simple Ways to Get Started
- Money
- Commitment
References and Resources
References and Resources
Appendix A: Forms and Templates
Appendix A: Forms and Templates
Appendix B: Activities and Protocols
Appendix B: Activities and Protocols
Appendix C: Resources
Appendix C: Resources
Additional materials
Description
"Combining PLCs, DI AND RTI into a tapestry for school change is a brilliant idea. It weaves three predominant threads together into wholeness for teachers and students. The PLC thread provides the collegial support for substantive change to occur; the Response to Intervention thread exposes a structure that ensures student success; and the Differentiated Instruction thread highlights appropriate responses to learners' talents and needs."
—Robin Fogarty, President
Robin Fogarty & Associates
A framework for weaving common threads into an artful solution
Rather than buying individual books about professional learning communities (PLCs), differentiated instruction (DI), and Response to Intervention (RTI), invest wisely in one resource that synthesizes all three. The text uses a tapestry analogy to weave together these critical topics to form a comprehensive framework for achieving continuous school improvement. The result is a stronger foundation for administrators' leadership direction and teachers' instructional decisions based on:
- Utilizing PLCs as the framework for sharing new strategies and understandings
- Discussing data collected through assessments
- Evaluating data against benchmarks
Included are walk-through checklists, learning-style surveys, and examples that illustrate practical strategies for integrating DI and RTI and collaborating with colleagues to assess student learning and adapt instruction and interventions. This timely resource efficiently provides all the information you need to optimize instruction for outstanding results.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
Introduction
- 1. Elements and Principles of the Integrated Model
- 2. Professional Learning Communities
- Threads
- What It Is
- The Research Behind It
- Who Said It and Why
- Essence
- What's in It for Me?
- 21st Century Skills
- Making It Rigorous
- Fabric
- Walking the Walk
- Time, Voice, and Choice
- Defining Components
- Design
- Talking the Talk
- Using Protocols
- How and When to Begin a PLC
- Specifics of PLC Meetings
- Goals for PLCs
- Organizing PLCs
- Frame
- Nonnegotiables
- References and Resources
- 3. Differentiated Instruction
- Threads
- What It Is
- The Research Behind It
- Who Said It and Why
- Essence
- What's in It for Me?
- 21st Century Skills
- Making It Rigorous
- Fabric
- Walking the Walk
- Defining Components
- Setting up a Positive Classroom Environment
- Use of Flexible Grouping
- Strategies and Activities for Differentiating Content
- Strategies and Activities for Differentiating Process
- Strategies and Activities for Differentiating Student Products
- Design
- Talking The Talk
- How and When to Implement DI
- Frame
- Nonnegotiables
- References and Resources
- 4. Response to Intervention
- Threads
- What It Is
- The Research Behind It
- Who Said It and Why
- Essence
- What's in It for Me?
- 21st Century Skills
- Making It Rigorous
- Fabric
- Walking the Walk
- Defining Components
- Design
- Talking the Talk
- How and When to Implement RTI
- Frame
- Nonnegotiables
- References and Resources
- Further Resources Available Online
- 5. Weaving a Tapestry for School Change
- Time
- Simple Ways to Get Started
- Money
- Commitment
References and Resources
References and Resources
Appendix A: Forms and Templates
Appendix A: Forms and Templates
Appendix B: Activities and Protocols
Appendix B: Activities and Protocols
Appendix C: Resources
Appendix C: Resources
Additional materials
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PLCs, DI, & RTI
A Tapestry for School Change
June 2011 | 184 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 28/04/2023 | 9781412992381 | $39.95 |
| Lifetime | 28/04/2023 | 9781452238074 | $36.00 |
"Combining PLCs, DI AND RTI into a tapestry for school change is a brilliant idea. It weaves three predominant threads together into wholeness for teachers and students. The PLC thread provides the collegial support for substantive change to occur; the Response to Intervention thread exposes a structure that ensures student success; and the Differentiated Instruction thread highlights appropriate responses to learners' talents and needs."
—Robin Fogarty, President
Robin Fogarty & Associates
A framework for weaving common threads into an artful solution
Rather than buying individual books about professional learning communities (PLCs), differentiated instruction (DI), and Response to Intervention (RTI), invest wisely in one resource that synthesizes all three. The text uses a tapestry analogy to weave together these critical topics to form a comprehensive framework for achieving continuous school improvement. The result is a stronger foundation for administrators' leadership direction and teachers' instructional decisions based on:
- Utilizing PLCs as the framework for sharing new strategies and understandings
- Discussing data collected through assessments
- Evaluating data against benchmarks
Included are walk-through checklists, learning-style surveys, and examples that illustrate practical strategies for integrating DI and RTI and collaborating with colleagues to assess student learning and adapt instruction and interventions. This timely resource efficiently provides all the information you need to optimize instruction for outstanding results.
Table Of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- 1. Elements and Principles of the Integrated Model
- 2. Professional Learning Communities
- Threads
- What It Is
- The Research Behind It
- Who Said It and Why
- Essence
- What's in It for Me?
- 21st Century Skills
- Making It Rigorous
- Fabric
- Walking the Walk
- Time, Voice, and Choice
- Defining Components
- Design
- Talking the Talk
- Using Protocols
- How and When to Begin a PLC
- Specifics of PLC Meetings
- Goals for PLCs
- Organizing PLCs
- Frame
- Nonnegotiables
- References and Resources
- 3. Differentiated Instruction
- Threads
- What It Is
- The Research Behind It
- Who Said It and Why
- Essence
- What's in It for Me?
- 21st Century Skills
- Making It Rigorous
- Fabric
- Walking the Walk
- Defining Components
- Setting up a Positive Classroom Environment
- Use of Flexible Grouping
- Strategies and Activities for Differentiating Content
- Strategies and Activities for Differentiating Process
- Strategies and Activities for Differentiating Student Products
- Design
- Talking The Talk
- How and When to Implement DI
- Frame
- Nonnegotiables
- References and Resources
- 4. Response to Intervention
- Threads
- What It Is
- The Research Behind It
- Who Said It and Why
- Essence
- What's in It for Me?
- 21st Century Skills
- Making It Rigorous
- Fabric
- Walking the Walk
- Defining Components
- Design
- Talking the Talk
- How and When to Implement RTI
- Frame
- Nonnegotiables
- References and Resources
- Further Resources Available Online
- 5. Weaving a Tapestry for School Change
- Time
- Simple Ways to Get Started
- Money
- Commitment
- References and Resources
- Appendix A: Forms and Templates
- Appendix B: Activities and Protocols
- Appendix C: Resources