Author Brig Leane introduces the PLC Dashboard, a tool designed to help administrators and teachers efficiently implement the PLC at Work® process. This resource utilizes a seven-step learning cycle, complete with illustrative examples, concise templates, and reflective exercises. The dashboard helps clarify and strengthen the PLC process to implement lasting changes that improve the overall quality of students' education.

K–12 school leaders, principals, and teacher team leaders can use this book to:

Organize effective team leadership to guide and facilitate the PLC process

Set clear priorities for student learning via essential learning targets

Establish consistent quality benchmarks for assessing student progress toward essential learning targets

Develop a PLC Dashboard to set goals and schedules for teams and singletons

Promote collaboration and continued professional development for teachers

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Why PLC?—Beginning With the End in Mind
Chapter 2: Getting Ready
Chapter 3: The Seven-Step Learning Cycle
Chapter 4: Determine the Essential Learning Target
Chapter 5: Set a SMART Goal and Create the Common Formative Assessment
Chapter 6: Give the Common Formative Assessment
Chapter 7: Ensure Inter-Rater Reliability
Chapter 8: Share Results
Chapter 9: Develop and Carry Out an Action Plan for Intervention and Extension
Chapter 10: Capture Team Learning and Make Changes to Instruction
Chapter 11: Wrapping Up the Seven-Step Learning Cycle
Chapter 12: Time and Support
Chapter 13: PLC Dashboard Implementation
Epilogue: Putting It All Together
Appendix: Frequently Asked Questions
References
Index