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The PLC+ Playbook, Grades K-12
A Hands-On Guide to Collectively Improving Student Learning
- Douglas Fisher - San Diego State University, USA
- Nancy Frey - San Diego State University, USA
- John Almarode - James Madison University, USA
- Karen Flories
- Dave Nagel - Education Consultant
June 2019 | 176 pages | Corwin
Help your PLC+ group to work wiser, not harder. This practical guide to planning and implementing PLC+ groups in a collaborative setting is designed to equip professional learning community teams with the tools they need to work effectively toward improving student learning.
Designed as an accompanying resource to PLC+: Better Decisions and Greater Impact by Design, the Playbook helps educators bring the PLC+ framework to life by supporting teams as they answer the five guiding questions that comprise a PLC+:
Designed as an accompanying resource to PLC+: Better Decisions and Greater Impact by Design, the Playbook helps educators bring the PLC+ framework to life by supporting teams as they answer the five guiding questions that comprise a PLC+:
- Where are we going?
- Where are we now?
- How do we move learning forward?
- What did we learn today?
- Who benefited and who did not benefit?
Twenty-three modules support PLC+ groups as they work through one entire cycle of learning, addressing the five questions and four cross-cutting themes—equity, high expectations, individual and collective efficacy, and effective team activation and facilitation. Tools to support implementation of the PLC+ framework are embedded throughout the Playbook:
- Blank templates allow team members to record their work for every module
- Step-by-step instructions guide PLC+ groups to facilitate productive discussion, engage in professional learning, and gather and analyze evidence of student learning
- Crosscutting themes provide cohesion and focus throughout the work
PLC+ groups can utilize each activity in the Playbook or find an appropriate entry point and continue the work of building PLC+. Engage in deeper learning around the ideas and concepts central to PLC+ and make greater equity and efficacy a reality in your school or district.
List of Videos
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Welcome to the PLC+ Playbook
Module 1: The Purpose and Status of Your PLC+
Module 2: Crosscutting Values and Opportunities to Grow Your PLC+ Team
Module 3: On Your Own: The Plus Is You
Module 4: Collective Efficacy and Credibility in a PLC+
Module 5: Guiding Question 1: Where Are We Going? Analyze Standards
Module 6: Where Are We Going? Crosscutting Values Check
Module 7: Guiding Question 2: Where Are We Now? Data Collection
Module 8: Where Are We Now? Data Analysis, Common Challenges, and Misconception Analysis
Module 9: Where Are We Now? Crosscutting Values Check
Module 10: Guiding Question 3: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Strengthening Our Teaching Practices
Module 11: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Assignment Analysis
Module 12: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Learning Walks
Module 13: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Microteaching
Module 14: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Crosscutting Values Check
Module 15: Guiding Question 4: What Did We Learn Today?
Module 16: What Did We Learn Today? Build Expert Noticing
Module 17: What Did We Learn Today? Common Assessments
Module 18: What Did We Learn Today? Determining Impact and Comparing Progress and Achievement
Module 19: What Did We Learn Today? Crosscutting Values Check
Module 20: Guiding Question 5: Who Benefited and Who Did Not Benefit?
Module 21: Who Benefited and Who Did Not Benefit? Responding to Improve Student Learning
Module 22: Who Benefited and Who Did Not Benefit? Crosscutting Values Check
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