About the Authors |
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Preface |
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Introduction |
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The Rise of the PLC Model |
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A New Understanding of District Leadership |
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True District Reculturing |
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Chapter 1 A New Way to Lead Schools |
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PLC Is the Initiative to Ensure Student Learning |
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Collaborative, Highly Dispersed Leadership Matters |
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Professional Teaching Matters |
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A Matter of Will and Passion |
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Chapter 2 Articulating a Moral Purpose |
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Start With the School Board |
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Refocus the District Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals |
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Monitor What You Say You Value |
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Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate |
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Chapter 3 Building Shared Knowledge |
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Develop a Common Vocabulary |
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What We Have Learned About Building Shared Knowledge |
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Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate |
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Chapter 4 Aligning Policies, Practices, and Procedures With the Learning Mission |
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Model and Protect the Focus on Learning |
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Communicate Expectations During Hiring |
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Define and Align Performance Appraisal |
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Align Professional Development |
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What We Have Learned About Aligning Policies, Practices, and Procedures |
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Chapter 5 Leading Collaborative Teams |
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Begin With the Principals |
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Embed Collaborative Teams Districtwide |
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Provide Time for Team Collaboration |
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Get Organized, and Get Started |
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Monitor and Improve the Work of Teams |
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What We Have Learned About Leading Collaborative Teams |
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Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate |
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Chapter 6 Ensuring a Focus on Student Learning |
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Clarify and Add Meaning to the Essential Outcomes |
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Develop Common Formative Assessments |
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Collaboratively Analyze Student Work |
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Use Student Learning Data |
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What We Have Learned About Ensuring a Focus on Student Learning |
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Chapter 7 Ensuring Adult Learning |
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Apply the Critical Questions of Learning |
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Support Principal Learning |
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What We Have Learned About Ensuring Adult Learning |
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Chapter 8 Assessing District Progress |
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Collaboratively Develop a Plan |
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Analyze Student Learning Data |
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Analyze Products and Artifacts |
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What We Have Learned About Assessing District Progress |
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Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate |
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Sample Email: Professional Learning Communities as a Way of Thinking |
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Sample Email: The Role of Support Staff in a Professional Learning Community |
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Sample Report: Annual Administrative Performance Evaluation: Hidden Valley School District |
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Sample Email: Collaborative Teams in a Professional Learning Community |
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Sample Email: How Will We Respond When Students Experience Difficulty With Their Learning? |
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Sample Email: Why Data Meetings? |
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Sample Email: Additional Time and Support for Adults in a Professional Learning Community |
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Sample Learning Letter: Professional Learning Communities and the Professional Life of Teachers |
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Sample Survey: A Staff Perceptual Survey on District Progress Toward Becoming a PLC |
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Sample Report: Assessing Our PLC Progress: Annual Report to the White River Board of Education |
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Resources: Getting Started |
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References |
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Index |
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