The second edition of the bestseller Taking Action delves deeper into how educators can leverage the PLC at Work® process to create a highly effective multitiered system of supports. This step-by-step guide defines—tier by tier—the essential actions of the guiding coalition, teacher teams, and intervention team. New recommendations and tools are included to target assessments, engage students, and address resistance.
Use this book to: - Close the achievement gaps exacerbated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Leverage proven Tier 1 instructional practices to provide first-best teaching and engage students in learning
- Understand the critical roles and responsibilities of the guiding coalition, teacher teams, and site intervention team
- Create schoolwide, balanced assessment and grading practices that promote student learning and engagement
- Employ crucial skills and tools to address common leadership obstacles, such as staff resistance to change
Contents: Introduction: The Urgency of the Moment
Chapter 1: The RTI at Work Pyramid
Part One: Tier 1 Essential Actions Chapter 2: A Culture of Collective Responsibility
Chapter 3: Tier 1 Teacher Team Essential Actions
Chapter 4: Tier 1 Guiding Coalition Essential Actions
Part Two: Tier 2 Essential Actions Chapter 5: Tier 2 Teacher Team Essential Actions
Chapter 6: Tier 2 Guiding Coalition Essential Actions
Part Three: Tier 3 Essential Actions Chapter 7: Tier 3 Guiding Coalition Essential Actions
Chapter 8: Tier 3 Intervention Team Essential Actions
Epilogue: Get Started . . . Then Get Better
References and Resources
Index
Mike Mattos is an internationally recognized author, presenter, and practitioner. Mike co-created the Response to Intervention at Work (RTI at Work) model and is a thought leader in professional learning communities (PLCs) and the PLC at Work process. He is honored to advance the work of his mentors Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Becky DuFour.
To learn more about Mike’s work, visit AllThingsPLC (https://allthingsplc.info) and http://mattos.info/welcome.html, or follow him @mikemattos65 on X (formerly Twitter).
Austin Buffum, EdD, has forty-seven years of experience in public schools. His many roles include serving as former senior deputy superintendent of California’s Capistrano Unified School District. Austin has presented in over nine hundred school districts throughout the United States and around the world. He delivers trainings and presentations on the RTI at Work model. This tiered approach to RTI is centered on PLC at Work concepts and strategies to ensure every student receives the time and support necessary to succeed. Austin also delivers workshops and presentations that provide the tools educators need to build and sustain PLCs.
To learn more about Austin’s work, follow him @agbuffum on X (formerly Twitter).
Janet Malone has thirty-five years of experience in public schools, including two years in rural Australia. She spent most of her public school career in the Poway Unified School District in southern California, where she retired as the director of professional development. A former teacher, teacher coach, principal, and central office administrator, Janet was able to meet the interests and needs of teachers, administrators, and support staff alike on topics ranging from assessment and effective grading to PLCs to team building, and more.
From her first teaching job to the leadership she demonstrates currently, Janet has always kept her focus on student learning. She passionately believes that in order for students to learn at their highest levels, the adults who serve them must be learning too.
Luis F. Cruz, PhD, is a sought-after consultant, coach, thought leader, and accomplished author in the field of education. His over thirty years of practical experience as a teacher and an administrator at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, coupled with his ability to effectively communicate research-based approaches focused on the need to ensure high levels of learning for all students, has earned him acknowledgment and praise from an array of education communities around the United States. Luis specializes in school culture and leadership, support for students learning English as an additional language, PLCs, and RTI.
To learn more about Luis’s work, follow him @lcruzconsulting on X (formerly Twitter).
Nicole Dimich has a passion for education and lifelong learning, which has led her to extensively explore, facilitate, and implement innovative practices in school transformation. She works with elementary and secondary educators in presentations, trainings, and consultations that address today’s most critical issues, all in the spirit of facilitating increased student learning and confidence.
To learn more about Nicole’s work, visit http://allthingsassessment.info or follow her @NicoleDimich on X (formerly Twitter).
Sarah Schuhl is an educational coach and consultant specializing in mathematics, PLCs, common formative and summative assessments, school improvement, and RTI. She has worked in schools as a secondary mathematics teacher, high school instructional coach, and K–12 mathematics specialist.
To learn more about Sarah’s work, follow her @SSchuhl on X (formerly Twitter).
