The PLC+ Playbook, Grades K-12

A Hands-On Guide to Collectively Improving Student Learning

Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Almarode, Karen Flories, Dave Nagel

• Publisher: Corwin
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN: 9781544385747
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Professional Development

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+:

• 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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Illustration List
• 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
• Dear Educator
• References
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