Teachers today have a window of opportunity to shape education in a way that will impact the profession for generations. In this compelling and comprehensive book, educator and best-selling author Anthony Muhammad explores the educational hurdles of the past in the context of present-day concerns and envisions an education system where all schools energetically embrace the PLC at Work® process.
This book will help K–12 educators: - Reflect on the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning and educator approaches
- Gain insight on what professional learning communities are
- Differentiate between PLC and PLC Lite and understand the role of commitment in an effective PLC
- Apply lessons learned from past challenges in education to present-day concerns
- Determine how to face teacher morale and retention, student trauma and mental health, inequitable funding and accountability systems, and student academic achievement gaps
- Understand the racial, gender, and disability movements of the past
Contents: Foreword by Robert Eaker
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Moment of Clarity
Chapter 2: The Past―How Did We Get Here?
Chapter 3: The Present―Where Are We Now?
Chapter 4: The Future―Where Do We Go From Here?
Chapter 5: Staying the Course―Are We Implementing PLC Right or PLC Lite?
Afterword
Appendix
References
Anthony Muhammad, PhD, is an author and international thought leader. Dr. Muhmmad is considered one of the world’s leading experts in the areas of school culture and Professional Learning Communities at Work. He has been honored by the Global Gurus organization as one of the thirty most influential education thought leaders in the world in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Dr. Muhammad served as a middle school teacher and administrator for nearly twenty years, and he received several formal awards as both a teacher and administrator.
As a researcher, Dr. Muhammad has published articles in several publications. He is author of Transforming School Culture: How to Overcome Staff Division and Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap: Liberating Mindsets to Effect Change. He is coauthor of Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work: Proven Insights for Sustained, Substantive School Improvement, 2nd Edition; The Will to Lead, the Skill to Teach: Transforming Schools at Every Level; and Time for Change: Four Essential Skills for Transformational School and District Leaders, and a contributor to Beyond Conversations About Race: A Guide for Discussions With Students Teachers, and Communities and The Collaborative Administrator: Working Together as a Professional Learning Community.
To learn more about Dr. Muhammad’s work, visit New Frontier 21 (www.newfrontier21.com), or follow @newfrontier21 on X (formerly Twitter).
