The time of exclusive top-down leadership is over! Only teachers can transform education from inside the classroom, and this book defines best practices of collaborative teacher leadership. Specific techniques, supporting research, expert insight, and real classroom stories illustrate how to work together for student learning, create a guaranteed and viable curriculum, and use data to inform instruction. Benefits: 
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<li>Define and implement best practices for collaborative teacher leadership in a PLC. </li> <li>Discover how to work together for student learning and how to create a guaranteed and viable curriculum. </li> <li>Explore the many ways data can be utilized to inform instruction. </li> <li>Use common assessments to bridge the gap between teaching and learning. </li>
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Contents: Foreword by Rebecca DuFour Introduction by Richard DuFour Part One: Working Together for Student Learning Chapter 1: The New Teacher Leader: Transforming Education From Inside the Classroom Chapter 2: Creating Intentional Collaboration Chapter 3: Teacher Talk: How Collaboration Gets to the Heart of Great Schools Part Two: Creating a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum Chapter 4: Too Much to Teach: How to Identify What Matters Most Chapter 5: Instructional Improvement From the Inside Out: Lesson Study at Work Chapter 6: Connecting Curriculum Mapping to Assessment for Learning Part Three: Using Data to Reach All Students Chapter 7: Teaching in the Dark Chapter 8: Common Assessments: Bridging the Gap Between Teaching and Learning Chapter 9: An Integrated Response to Learning: Eight Strategies That Work Epilogue: A New Era of Spectacular Teachers

The Collaborative Teacher: Working Together as a Professional Learning Community

Education & Teaching

Thomas W. Many

Susan K. Sparks

Sharon V. Kramer

Erkens, Cassandra

Jakicic, Chris

Jessie, Lillie

Dennis King

Mary Ann Ranells

Ainsley B. Rose

Eric Twadell

Schools & Teaching

Solution Tree

Spark a PLC culture of success. In this how-to guide, the author shows K 12 educators the leadership qualities to transform a culture of perpetual failure into a healthy, caring environment where educators support and teach the students they have, instead of pine after the students they wish had. Readers will understand how to build a professional learning community that fosters collaboration and collective responsibility to create lasting change and improve student learning schoolwide. Benefits-Learn about possible team configurations and what a learning-focused culture requires.-Prioritize the most essential standards for students, and unpack the learning targets.-Answer reflection questions following each chapter, and consider next steps.-Discover what remediation should occur in elementary school, middle school, and high school.-Consider the qualities that school leaders should possess. Contents Introduction Chapter 1: First Challenge Creating a Culture of Success Chapter 2: Second Challenge Engaging in the Right Work Chapter 3: Third Challenge Shifting From All to Each Chapter 4: Fourth Challenge Developing Leadership for Learning Chapter 5: Fifth Challenge Engaging Students in Owning Their Learning Epilogue References and Resources

How to Leverage PLCs for School Improvement (Solutions) (What to Do to Break Away from a Culture of Failure)

Higher & Continuing Education

Move away from the way we have always done things and embrace an improved approach to student intervention. At Tier 2 of the RTI at Work(tm) process, interventions do not require hiring additional staff, buying more resources, or extending the school day. Instead, this book offers a step-by-step process for how to use your current time and resources to ensure all students learn at high levels. Use this resource to successfully respond to students when they do not learn: <ul> <li>Receive proven, practical strategies and tools for creating Tier 2 interventions.</li> <li>Discover the foundational principles of effective educational practices.</li> <li>Understand the roles of teacher, leadership, and intervention teams in the response to intervention (RTI) system.</li> <li>Gain tips and best practices for determining student learning levels and how to move student learning forward.</li> <li>Review structures and schedules that build time in the school day to support students who need interventions in an elementary education setting.</li> </ul> Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Making a Case for Doing Things Differently Chapter 2: Using Collaborative Teams for Effective Intervention Chapter 3: Getting to Targeted and Specific Interventions Chapter 4: Using Data to Target Tier 2 Interventions Chapter 5: Implementing Powerful Instructional Supports Chapter 6: Building Time in the Schedule for Additional Support Epilogue

Best Practices at Tier 2: Supplemental Interventions for Additional Student Support, Elementary (An RTI at Work Guide for Implementing Tier 2 Interventions in Elementary Classrooms)

Mike Mattos

Austin Buffum

Bob Sonju

Solution Tree Press

Best Practices at Tier 2 (Elementary): Supplemental Interventions for Additional Student Support, Elementary (An RTI at Work Guide for Implementing Tier 2 Interventions in Elementary Classrooms)

Research is conclusive: response to intervention (RTI) is the best way to intervene when students struggle in school. Also known as a multitiered system of support (MTSS), the RTI process ensures every student receives the additional time and support needed for academic success. A companion to Best Practices at Tier 1, this guide provides secondary educators with fundamental principles, practices, and tools for implementing effective Tier 2 intervention strategies. Your guide to implementing Tier 2 of response to intervention in secondary schools: 
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<li>Understand the challenges facing schools, and consider why educators need to change their thinking.</li> <li>Receive proven, practical strategies and tools for implementing Tier 2 instruction and interventions.</li> <li>Discover the foundational principles of effective educational practices.</li> <li>Identify the roles of teacher, leadership, and intervention teams, and understand why they are essential to the intervention system.</li> <li>Gain tips for determining student learning levels and how to move student learning forward.</li> <li>Review structures and schedules that build time in the school day to support students who need interventions.</li> <li>Utilize teacher teams and the 4 critical questions of the PLC at Work® framework to ensure all students master essential curriculum.</li>
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Contents: About the Authors Introduction Chapter 1: Making the Case for Doing Things Differently Chapter 2: Using Collaborative Teams for Effective Intervention Chapter 3: Getting to Targeted and Specific Interventions Chapter 4: Using Data to Target Tier 2 Interventions Chapter 5: Implementing Powerful Instructional Supports Chapter 6: Building Time in the Schedule for Additional Support Epilogue References and Resources Index

Best Practices at Tier 2: Supplemental Interventions for Additional Student Support, Secondary (RTI Tier 2 Intervention Strategies for Secondary Schools)

Continuous school improvement only happens when teachers and administrators collectively center their powers on ensuring student success within a professional learning community. With this practical guide, K-12 educators will discover how to target their school's specific needs with an immediate course of action to improve and measure student achievement. Each chapter includes space for teams to determine actions steps and a list of questions to help bring greater focus to your school improvement process. A how-to guide for implementing Professional Learning Community at Work™ practices: 
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<li>Learn how to drive increased academic achievement for all students.</li> <li>Consider anecdotes from the authors' experiences working with schools that illustrate best practices in action.</li> <li>Contemplate your school's reality, and determine what actions you can take to improve student achievement.</li> <li>Prepare a school improvement plan for the structural changes needed to create a positive school culture.</li> <li>Use helpful protocols, rubrics, and action and assessment plans found throughout the book to design your continuous improvement plan.</li>
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Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Charting a Course Focused on Learning Chapter 2: Transforming Culture and Structures Chapter 3: Focusing on 21st Century Learners Chapter 4: Establishing a Common Curriculum Chapter 5: Creating and Using Common Assessments Chapter 6: Planning Meaningful and Effective Instruction Chapter 7: Embracing Accountability Epilogue References and Resources

School Improvement for All: A How-To Guide for Doing the Right Work (Drive Continuous Improvement and Student Success Using the PLC Process)

Sarah Schuhl

The need to overcome student learning gaps exists in every school. The answer is not a culture of remediation but one of acceleration. Every student deserves to learn at grade level or beyond―this is equity in action. Acceleration for All offers research-informed, real-world, and ready-to-implement strategies, with an emphasis on core instructional practices, to ensure accelerated learning schoolwide. 
This book will help K–12 teachers and leaders: Implement practical strategies for sustained accelerated student learning Shift from a mindset of deficit thinking to strengths-based thinking related to student learning Develop opportunity equity so all students have access to grade-level learning every day Develop learning cycles to address instruction, assessment, and interventions or extensions as a team with a focus on every student learning grade-level standards Learn how to establish a learning-based culture rooted in collective efficacy Support teachers, teams, and students through collaborative leadership Create processes and procedures for continuously improving learning 
Contents: 
Introduction 
Chapter 1: The Case for Acceleration 
Chapter 2: The Importance of Culture 
Chapter 3: Curriculum Plans for Grade-Level Learning 
Chapter 4: An Assessment System That Supports Acceleration 
Chapter 5: Daily Grade-Level Instruction 
Chapter 6: An Intervention System That Supports Acceleration 
Chapter 7: The Importance of Leadership 
Chapter 8: Continuous Improvement 
Epilogue 
References and Resources 
Index

Acceleration for All: A How-To Guide for Overcoming Learning Gaps (Educational strategies for how to close learning gaps through accelerated learning)

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