The School Leader's Guide to Professional Learning Communities at Work (Essentials for Principals)

Are you a K-8 principal ready to implement the PLC at Work™ process? Two experienced practitioners show you how to explore the critical components needed to lay the foundation of a PLC, including how to develop a structure that supports collaborative teams, how to focus on effective monitoring strategies, how to reflect on your communication effectiveness, and more.

Benefits:

• Learn specific, research-based, and actionable steps to develop and lead a PLC.
• Focus on the role of the principal in a PLC.

Contents:
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Chapter 2: Creating the Structures for Collaboration
Chapter 3: Transforming Groups Into High-Performing Teams
Chapter 4: Focusing on the Right Work
Chapter 5: Demonstrating Reciprocal Accountability in a Professional Learning Community
Chapter 6: Establishing a Focus on Results
Chapter 7: Responding When Students Don't Learn
Chapter 8: Communicating Purpose and Priorities
Chapter 9: Sustaining School Improvement
Chapter 10: Fostering Collective Efficacy

Richard DuFour, EdD, was a public-school educator for 34 years, 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.

Dr. DuFour was named one of the Top 100 School Administrators in North America by Executive Educator magazine, was presented the Distinguished Scholar Practitioner Award from the University of Illinois, and was the 2004 recipient of the National Staff Development Council's Distinguished Service Award.

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.