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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
References
Free resources
Module 3: The Plus is You
This module from The PLC+ Playbook focuses on the significant role that you as the teacher have on student learning and highlights the key components of teaching that strengthen the collective efficacy and credibility of your PLC+.
