Passion and Persistence: How to Develop a Professional Learning Community at Worktm (an Updated PLC DVD to Inspire Team Collaboration and Motivate Your Teachers)

Use this inspiring 7-minute PLC video to motivate your school or district to create their own professional learning community (PLC) and collaborative environment. In the latest version of the best-selling Passion and Persistence DVD, Richard DuFour provides a short, impactful overview of essential PLC components. The revised team collaboration video contains the memorable quotes and lighthearted humor that made the first edition so special, along with new interviews with acclaimed PLC at Work experts Rebecca DuFour and Robert Eaker.

Use this inspirational video for teacher team collaboration to:

• Motivate your school or district to implement a professional learning community
• Teach the key components of the PLC process
• Understand the benefits of collaboration in ensuring learning for all
• Review current research that reinforces Dr. DuFour's main points
• Watch inspirational bonus footage featuring thought leaders Rebecca DuFour and Robert Eaker

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Richard DuFour, EdD, in a distinguished career spanning four decades, was a public-school educator, serving as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. A prolific author and consultant, he was recognized as one of the leading authorities on helping school practitioners implement the Professional Learning Communities at Work process in their schools and districts. Over the course of his career, he was the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Professional Learning Communities at Work , Learning by Doing, and In Praise of American Educators.

During his 19-year tenure as a leader at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, Stevenson was one of only three schools in the nation to win the United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award on four occasions and the first comprehensive high school designated a New American High School as a model of successful school reform.

Robert Eaker, EdD, is professor emeritus at Middle Tennessee State University, where he also served as dean of the College of Education and interim vice president and provost. Dr. Eaker is a former fellow with the National Center for Effective Schools Research and Development. He has written widely on the issues of effective teaching, effective schools, helping teachers use research findings, and high expectations for student achievement. Dr. Eaker was instrumental in the founding of the Tennessee Teachers Hall of Fame and was a regular contributor to the Effective Schools Research Abstracts series.

Rebecca (Becky) DuFour, MEd, served as a teacher, school administrator, and central office coordinator. As a former elementary principal, she helped her school earn state and national recognition as a model Professional Learning Community at Work and as a National Blue Ribbon School. She coauthored twelve books, numerous articles, and several video resources on the topic of PLCs.

Serving as a consultant for more than sixteen years, Becky brought over thirty-six years of professional experience to her work with educators around the world who are implementing the PLC process in their own organizations. Becky was the recipient of the Evelyn P. Bickham Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Alumni Award of Lynchburg College. She consulted with professional organizations, schools, districts, universities, and departments of education.

To learn more about Becky's work, visit AllThingsPLC.info.