The Brilliance in the Building: Effecting Change in Urban Schools With the PLC at Work® Process

Meet any challenge, any day, with clarity, competence, and confidence. Written with the needs of urban educators in mind, this essential guide shares specific action steps and ready-to-use tools for supporting successful professional learning communities. From scheduling teacher collaboration time to using data to inform high-quality instruction, author Bo Ryan delivers field-tested practices that lead to high levels of student achievement.

• Access excellent, data-backed reproducibles
• Make immediate changes that positively impact student learning
• Realize the value in the resources you have and leverage them
• Gain insight into the PLC process
• Reflect on your own personal mindsets and ways you personally can improve
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  Contents:
  Introduction
  Chapter 1: A Culture of Care
  Chapter 2: A Culture of Collaboration
  Chapter 3: A Culture of Learning
  Chapter 4: A Culture of Effective Instruction
  Chapter 5: A Culture of Continuous Improvement
  Final Thoughts
  Appendix
  Strategy Implementation Guide
  Learning Block Planning Tool
  Data Team Meeting Templates
  Teacher Framework
  Intervention Action Plan
  Learning Block Planning Tool Examples
  References and Resources
  Index