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 at WorkⓇ. 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.

Collaborative teams will:

• 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 at Work process
• Reflect on your own personal mindsets and ways you personally can improve

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