An Action Guide to Put the C in PLC: Reflecting and Doing

In the foreword to Dr. Chad Dumas’ book, Let’s Put the C in PLC, Todd Whitaker states: “What distinguishes truly great principals from their counterparts is that they do differently.” Action is what makes all the difference.

This Action Guide will help you translate the knowledge and research on how to improve educational outcomes in Let’s Put the C in PLC into reality and action.

Designed for individual reflection, personal development, group study, seminars, and other professional learning formats — and combined with practical information, skills, specific tools, and helpful stories from the book — this Action Guide provides:

• Reflective questions to increase your personal effectiveness
• Challenge exercises to put the learning into practice
• Planning tools to close both knowing and doing gaps

It is not enough to know. We must also do. Let’s put the C in PLC!

Dr. Chad Dumas is an educational consultant, international presenter and award-winning researcher whose primary focus is collaborating to develop capacity for continuous improvement. He shares his research and knowledge of how to improve educational outcomes in his new books, Let's Put the C in PLC and An Action Guide to Put the C in PLC. Having been a successful teacher, principal, central office administrator, professional developer and consultant in a variety of school districts, he brings his passion, knowledge, and skills to his writing and speaking as he engages participants in meaningful and practical learning. By seamlessly weaving engaging stories with education research and offering hands-on tools with clear processes, Chad offers readers and audiences useful knowledge and skills they can implement immediately. The results of Chad's work speak for themselves. One district was identified as "Persistently Lowest Achieving" upon his arrival, and within a few years - by applying the principles of this book - multiple schools were recognized as National PLC Models for improving student learning. Chad has served on and led accreditation visits for Cognia around the United States and world, presented nationally and internationally, collaborated with school boards, intermediate service agencies, state departments of education, and professional associations, and trained as an agency trainer for Adaptive Schools. To learn more about Chad's work and to contact him about consulting or speaking, please visit www.NextLearningSolutions.com.