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• Cover
• Half-Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 LAY THE FOUNDATION
• Building Blocks
• Reflective Practices
• Focus on Learning
• Dialog
• Shared Responsibility
• Shared Values and Norms
• Common Practice
• Feedback
• Creating a PLC
• Collaboration and Trust
• Inclusiveness and Shared Responsibility
• Focus on Solutions
• Step-by-Step
• Set a Schedule
• Select a Facilitator
• Define the Environment
• Build Your Home
• Revitalize an Existing PLC
• People Come First
• Inform New Members
• Reach Out
• Celebrate
• Building Blocks for a Professional Learning Community
• An Accord to Open Every PLC Meeting
• Questionnaire for Every PLC Member
• Questionnaire for the Start of New Initiatives
• Stretches to Enhance Group Response
• Stretch 1: Build It Up
• Stretch 2: Break It Down
• Stretch 3: Bring It Together
• Stretch 4: Identify Benefits
• Stretch 5: Identify Challenges
• Stretch 6: Eliminate Obstacles
• Notes
• 2 GATHER THE GOALS
• The Educational Forest
• Find the Microclimates
• Specify the Species
• How Does Your Forest Grow?
• Embrace Exotics
• Cultivate Individual Plots
• Forest Management
• Slings and Arrows (Goal Sheets)
• Goal Prompts
• Broad Goals
• Specific Goals
• Unique and Short-Term Goals
• Professional Learning Goals for Members
• Notes
• 3 GOING LIVE
• Begin at the Beginning
• Planning for Success
• Develop the Program
• Teacher Portfolios
• Call on the Community
• Personalize Implementation
• Collegial Implementation
• Return to the Beginning
• Link the Connection Points
• Team Goals
• Essential Outcomes
• Milestone Achievements
• Comparison Points
• Resource List
• Lesson Plan Template
• Student Feedback
• Portfolio Tips
• Personalize the Plan
• Notes
• 4 ASSESS AND ADAPT
• How Many and How Often
• Assessing the Data
• A Supportive Approach
• Assessment Foundation
• Types of Assessments
• Building the Formative Assessment
• Avoid Assessment Bias
• Analyze and Assess: Prompts for Data Collection
• Common Formative Assessments
• Summative Assessment Tips
• Assess the Assessment
• PLC Assessment for Schools
• PLC Assessment for Members
• Key Markers for Success
• Notes
• 5 DIGITAL EXPANSION
• The Value of an Online Presence
• Initial Online Presence
• Expanding Your Online Presence
• Documents and Files
• Collective Efforts
• Adapt Digital Tools
• Digital Tools for the Classroom
• Instant Updates and Motivation
• Tips for Sharing
• Tips for Collaboration
• Tips for Collective DIGITAL EFFORTS
• Assessing Digital Tools
• Common Classroom Digital Tools
• Top Digital Tools for PLCs
• Notes
• 6 SAIL ON COURSE
• Information Indigestion
• Wilting Enthusiasm
• Dysfunctional Roles
• Why PLCs Fail
• Avoid a Major Crisis
• Climate Control
• Best Research Practices
• Recharge the PLC
• Team Trust Survey
• Exercises for Building Trust
• Course Adjustments
• District-Wide Impact
• Notes
• Appendix: Stepping onto the PLC Highway
• Refresher 1: Lay the Foundation
• Refresher 2: Gather the Goals
• Refresher 3: Going Live
• Refresher 4: Assess and Adapt
• Refresher 5: Digital Expansion
• Refresher 6: Sail on Course
• About the Author