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Books and Videos 3

Events 14

Professional Development 18

All Things PLC 20

Online Courses 22

Order Form 23

Welcome to the home of PLC at Work™ architects, Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, and Robert Eaker. Each of the resources in this catalog has received their seal of approval, meaning you’re getting unparalleled quality from the best of the best.

Cover photo: Mike Mattos, Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, and Robert Eaker

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Books and Videos

Outstanding leadership in a professional learning community requires practice and patience. Simply trying harder will not yield results; leaders must proactively train to get better at the skills that matter. This book offers a framework to focus time, energy, and effort on five key disciplines. Included are reflection exercises to help readers find their own path toward effective PLC leadership. 210 pages

39BCB–BKF495 $29.95ISBN 978-1-935543-42-8

The Five Disciplines of PLC LeadersBy Timothy D. KanoldForeword by Richard DuFour

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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. 120 pages; grades K–8

39BCB–BKF489 $19.95ISBN 978-1-935543-36-7

A Joint Publication With the National Association of Elementary School Principals

The School Leader’s Guide to Professional Learning Communities at Work™

By Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour

Cultures Built to LastSystemic PLCs at Work™

By Richard DuFour and Michael Fullan

NEW! Take your professional learning community to the next level! Discover a systemwide approach for re-envisioning your PLC while sustaining growth and continuing momentum on your journey. You’ll move beyond isolated pockets of excellence while allowing every person in your school system—from teachers and administrators to students—the opportunity to be an instrument of lasting cultural change. 104 pages

Benefits• DeterminehowasystemicapproachtoPLCsisessentialtoacollaborativeculture.

• AchievecoherenceandclaritynecessarytomaintainingahealthyPLC.

• Findabalancebetweenmaintainingfocusandgeneratingcreativity.

39BCB–BKF579 $19.95ISBN 978-1-936764-74-7


Books and Videos

Bestseller Discover how your school can make the shift to a focus on learning, collaboration, and results to radically improve student learning—even in schools facing 21st century challenges like mobile populations, increasing numbers of English learners, and high poverty. Learn from educators in eight diverse PLCs who share their successful strategies and inspiring experiences in candid conversations and unscripted team meetings. Four 20-minute programs on 4 DVDs; CD with presentations; 70-page Facilitator’s Guide (in print and on CD)

39BCB–DVF052 $595.00UPC 811796010483

Bestseller This short program for PLC leaders uses unscripted interviews and action footage to illustrate the role of effective leadership, particularly from the principal. The educators in this video demonstrate the importance of dispersed leadership, mutual accountability, and aligning a school’s structure and culture with its core purpose. PLC principals discuss how to balance loose and tight leadership, implement change, and confront resisters. 32-minute DVD; 32-page Facilitator’s Guide (in print and on CD)

39BCB–DVF024 $174.95UPC 811796010292

Leadership in Professional Learning Communities at Work™

Learning by Doing

Featuring Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Thomas W. Many

The Power of Professional Learning Communities at Work™

Bringing the Big Ideas to Life

Featuring Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour

Every School, Every Team, Every ClassroomDistrict Leadership for Growing Professional Learning Communities at Work™

By Robert Eaker and Janel Keating

The PLC journey begins by articulating a moral purpose: a dedication to ensuring that every student learns. Using many examples and reproducible tools, the authors explain the need to focus on creating simultaneous top-down and bottom-up leadership to align district- and school-level policies and procedures. Learn how to grow PLCs by providing direction and encouraging innovation at every level of the district. 240 pages

Benefits • Understandtherealworkthatdistrictsmustdotoensurethateveryschoolimplements

PLC practices.

• ExplorehowtobuildexcitementandcommitmenttothePLCmission.

• BuildsharedknowledgeofPLCpracticeswithschoolboardmembers,principals,teams,individual teachers, and the broader community.

• Gainstrategiesfordistrictleaderstosupportandmonitorthecriticalworkofprincipals in creating collaborative teams.

• Getstrategiesandtoolstohelpteacherteamsfocustheircollaborativeworkon student learning.

39BCB–BKF534 $29.95ISBN 978-1-936765-09-6

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Building a Professional Learning Community at Work™

A Guide to the First Year

By Parry Graham and William M. Ferriter

Foreword by Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour

Get a play-by-play guide to implementing PLC concepts. Each chapter begins with a story focused on a particular challenge. A follow-up analysis of the story identifies the good decisions or common mistakes made in relation to that particular scenario. The authors examine the research behind best practice and wrap up each chapter with recommendations and tools you can use in your school. 240 pages

Benefits• Getacompelling,accessiblenarrativetograspPLCproblemsandsolutions.

• Readthebookcovertocoverorselectchaptersforminilessons.

• Gainreproducibletoolsyoucanuseinyourownschool.39BCB–BKF273 $29.95ISBN 978-1-934009-59-8

Learning by DoingA Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work™

By Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Thomas W. Many

Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work™

New Insights for Improving Schools

By Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, and Robert Eaker

Bestseller This 10th-anniversary sequel to the authors’ best-selling book Professional Learning Communities at Work™: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement merges research, practice, and passion. The most extensive, practical, and authoritative PLC resource to date, it goes further than ever before into best practices for deep implementation, explores the commitment/consensus issue, and celebrates successes of educators who are making the journey. 544 pages

39BCB–BKF252 $34.95ISBN 978-1-934009-32-1

Bestseller 2nd Edition Through continuous work with educators, the authors have created a more powerful, practical resource for moving forward in the PLC process. This book is an action guide for closing the knowing-doing gap and transforming schools into PLCs. It also includes seven major additions that equip educators with essential tools for confronting challenges. 296 pages

39BCB–BKF416 $34.95ISBN 978-1-935542-09-4


Books and Videos

Bestseller The book that launched a school improvement movement offers research-based recommendations drawn from the best practices found in schools nationwide for continuously improving school performance. Coming from the perspectives of both a distinguished dean of education and one of America’s most widely acclaimed practitioners, this resource provides specific, practical how-to information about transforming schools into results-oriented PLCs. 358 pages

39BCB–BKF032 $29.95ISBN 978-1-879639-60-7

This unique resource is designed to keep schools transforming into PLCs on track. Just like students, adults learn in different ways—for visual learners, a tool that depicts the PLC journey graphically can help clarify the process of transformation. This road map banner and accompanying booklet literally show the way. 1 color 7-foot vinyl banner; 2 black-and-white 7-foot paper banners; 3 process booklets

39BCB–BKF260 $89.95ISBN 978-1-934009-39-0

Professional Learning Communities at Work™

Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement

By Richard DuFour and Robert Eaker

The Journey to Becoming a Professional Learning CommunityBy Janel Keating, Robert Eaker, Richard DuFour, and Rebecca DuFour

The PLC ToolkitPowerful Tools for Improving Your School

The Essential Resources of Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour

The PLC Toolkit contains all the tools educators need for producing the structural and cultural changes necessary to transform their schools into PLCs. PLCs help students achieve at higher levels and make teaching a more rewarding and satisfying profession. Research on best practices has shown that a key to improving schools and sustaining that improvement is developing the capacity to function as a PLC. 18 resources, including books, videos, and 1 registration to an online course

39BCB–KTF129 $1,599.00

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Books and Videos

On Common GroundThe Power of Professional Learning Communities

Edited by Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour

By Roland Barth, Rebecca DuFour, Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, Barbara Eason-Watkins, Michael Fullan, Lawrence W. Lezotte, Douglas B. Reeves, Jonathon Saphier, Mike Schmoker, Dennis Sparks, and Rick Stiggins

Bestseller This anthology presents the recommendations of education leaders, and each chapter contributes to a sound conceptual framework and offers specific strategies for developing PLCs. These leaders have found common ground in expressing their belief in the power of PLCs although clear differences emerge regarding their perspectives on the most effective strategy for making PLCs the norm in North America. 272 pages; hardcover

Benefits• Confrontissuesthatimpedestudentsuccess.

• Leveragebeststrategiesforraisingstudentachievement.

• Supportthepremisethateducatorswhoembracelearningenablestudentstosucceed.

• Learnhowtouseformativeassessmentswithafocusonresults.

• Assumeindividualresponsibilityandsharedgoalsforlearning.39BCB–BKF180 $34.95ISBN 978-1-932127-42-3

Byfocusingonwhatstudentslearnratherthanwhattheyare taught, schools can redefine their mission and begin the transition to a professional learning community. After interviewing and observing principals, administrators, and teachers, the authors identify seven leadership practices that effective PLC leaders share, along with the techniques that have led them to sustainable success. 216 pages

39BCB–BKF430 $29.95ISBN 978-1-935542-29-2

Bestseller Transforming a school into a professional learning community requires changing behaviors, beliefs, and processes, which can cause resistance and conflict. This video shows how to hold conversations that lead to higher levels of commitment to core PLC practices. Richard and Rebecca model a principal and a teacher engaging in such a conversation, then the process is analyzed. 30-minute DVD with presentation; 32-page Facilitator’s Guide (in print and on CD)

39BCB–DVF047 $174.95UPC 811796010537

Leading by DesignAn Action Framework for PLC at Work™ Leaders

By Cassandra Erkens and Eric TwadellForeword by Richard DuFour

Leading Difficult ConversationsFeaturing Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour


Books and Videos

Bestseller This engaging video explores the differences between a traditional school and a professional learning community from a student’s perspective. Perfect for constructing a four-hour training session, it includes step-by-step instructions, guiding questions, and group activities. 30-minute DVD; 44-page Facilitator’s Guide

39BCB–DVF007 $174.95UPC 811796010018

Through New EyesExamining the Culture of Your School

Featuring Richard DuFour

A Leader’s CompanionInspiration for Professional Learning Communities at Work™

By Robert Eaker, Rebecca DuFour, and Richard DuFour

This collection of inspirational quotes provides daily motivation for teachers and administrators. Collected from a decade of work by renowned experts Robert Eaker, Rebecca DuFour, and Richard DuFour, this book will keep educators focused on the daily work that drives a PLC, recommit them to their chosen profession (and remind them why they chose it), and sustain their enthusiasm for the journey. 136 pages; hardcover

39BCB–BKF227 $12.95ISBN 978-1-934009-05-5

Passion and PersistenceHow to Develop a Professional Learning Community

By Richard DuFour

Bestseller Inspire your team with this motivational DVD. Passion and Persistence provides an overview of important PLC components using powerful music, memorable quotes, and lighthearted humor to create a motivating experience that simply and beautifully connects your staff to the heart of PLCs. This DVD has been used with great success in Richard DuFour’s presentations designed for administrators, teachers, and other school staff members. 7-minute DVD

39BCB–DVF008 $24.95UPC 811796010117

Bestseller Get answers to the most common question posed by educators seeking to build and sustain a PLC: Where do we begin? Access a solid conceptual framework and concrete illustrations of how schools operate when they are functioning as PLCs. Two case studies examine schools that have made the transformation, showcasing district- and curriculum-level efforts to focus on student learning. 200 pages

39BCB–BKF120 $24.95ISBN 978-1-879639-89-8

Getting StartedReculturing Schools to Become Professional Learning Communities

By Robert Eaker, Richard DuFour, and Rebecca DuFour

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Making Teamwork MeaningfulLeading Progress-Driven Collaboration in a PLC at Work™

By William M. Ferriter, Parry Graham, and Matt Wight

Focus on developing people—not just improving test scores. The authors examine how staffing decisions can strengthen professional learning communities and explore actions that can help school leaders safeguard their schools against complacency. Collect tips and strategies that every teacher can adopt, and apply the professional development techniques that prove most useful. 128 pages

Benefits• Develophiringandsupportpracticesthatcanchangestaffturnoverintoanopportunity

to strengthen your PLC.

• Createmeaningfullearningteamsforallstaff—evenspecialistsandsingletonsin small schools.

• Gainskillscriticalforteacherstoworkeffectivelyincollaborativegroups.39BCB–BKF548 $24.95ISBN 978-1-936765-29-4

The time of exclusive top-down leadership is over! Only teachers can transform education from inside the classroom, and this book defines best practices of collaborative teacher leadership. Specific techniques, supporting research, expert insight, and real classroom stories illustrate how to work together for student learning, create a guaranteed and viable curriculum, and use data to inform instruction. 232 pages

39BCB–BKF257 $29.95ISBN 978-1-934009-36-9

The Collaborative TeacherWorking Together as a Professional Learning Community

By Cassandra Erkens, Chris Jakicic, Lillie G. Jessie, Dennis King, Sharon V. Kramer, Thomas W. Many, Mary Ann Ranells, Ainsley B. Rose, Susan K. Sparks, and Eric TwadellForeword by Rebecca DuFour

Introduction by Richard DuFour

The Collaborative AdministratorWorking Together as a Professional Learning Community

By Austin Buffum, Cassandra Erkens, Charles Hinman, Susan Huff, Lillie G. Jessie, Terri L. Martin, Mike Mattos, Anthony Muhammad, Peter Noonan, Geri Parscale, Eric Twadell, Jay Westover, and Kenneth C. WilliamsForeword by Robert Eaker

Introduction by Richard DuFour

In a culture of shared leadership, the administrator’s role is more important than ever. How do you maintain the right balance of loose and tight leadership? How do you establish profound, lasting trust? What principles strengthen principal leadership? This book answers these questions and more in compelling chapters that deliver the strategies and heartfelt inspiration essential to being the best administrator you can be. 264 pages

39BCB–BKF256 $29.95ISBN 978-1-934009-37-6


Books and Videos

Bestseller This expansion of Whatever It Takes sharpens the focus on the pyramid of interventions strategy. The authors examine case studies of schools and districts across North America to illustrate how PLC at Work™ is a sustainable and transferable process that ensures struggling students get the support they need to achieve. They address how to enrich and extend the learning of proficient students and explain how PLC intervention processes align with RTI legislation. 256 pages

39BCB–BKF378 $24.95ISBN 978-1-935249-84-9

This collection of clever cartoons shows the humorous side of working in a professional learning community. The book also features a foreword and introductory text for each chapter by Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour, who remind readers to keep a sense of humor along the journey to becoming a PLC. 144 pages

39BCB–BKF473 $19.95ISBN 978-1-935543-09-1

Raising the Bar and Closing the GapWhatever It Takes

By Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Gayle Karhanek

The PLC at Work™ Cartoon BookBy Martha F. CampbellForeword by Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour

Common Formative AssessmentA Toolkit for Professional Learning Communities at Work™

By Kim Bailey and Chris JakicicForeword by Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour

Teams that engage in designing, using, and responding to common formative assessments are more knowledgeable about their own standards, more assessment literate, and able to develop more strategies for helping all students learn. In this conversational guide, the authors offer tools, templates, and protocols to incorporate common formative assessments into the practices of a PLC to monitor and enhance student learning. 144 pages

Benefits • Gainstrategiesforhowtoidentifyandunwrappowerstandardstouseasthebasisfor

learning targets and common formative assessments.

• Useprotocolsandreproduciblestofacilitatetheformativeassessmentprocess.

• Gettoolstocreatepacingguidesandtodesignunitsforconductingandresponding to assessments.

• Exploreideasonhowtoencouragestudentstobecomeactivelyinvolvedinthe assessment process.

39BCB–BKF538 $24.95ISBN 978-1-936765-14-0

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Getting District ResultsA Case Study in Implementing PLCs at Work™

By Nicholas Jay MyersForeword by Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour

Collaborative Teams in Professional Learning Communities at Work™

Learning by Doing

Featuring Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Thomas W. Many

Bestseller This short program shows exactly what collaborative teams do. Aligned with the best-selling book Learning by Doing, the video features unscripted footage of collaboration in action. Learn how team norms are managed; how teams organize, interact, and find time to meet; what products they produce; and what team conversations about the critical questions of student learning “look like.” 30-minute DVD; 40-page Facilitator’s Guide (in print and on CD)

39BCB–DVF023 $174.95UPC 811796010285

Discover how the largest elementary school district in Illinois became a flourishing professional learning community. You’ll walk through each step of the PLC journey to learn how the district approached the most vital components of a successful PLC, such as building shared knowledge, forming collaborative teams, and setting priorities. Reduce your own trial and error by using their lessons learned as a road map toward long-lasting change. 144 pages

39BCB–BKF590 $19.95ISBN 978-1-936764-32-7

The Role of PLCs in Advancing 21st Century SkillsFeaturing Richard DuFour

Dr. DuFour explores the fundamental characteristics of professional learning communities and demonstrates the link between professional learning communities and 21st century skills. Discover how to develop a PLC culture by focusing on a commitment to effectively change behavior and to collaboratively develop strategies to teach 21st century skills. 71-minute DVD with presentation; CD with presentation handouts and supporting resources

39BCB–DVF048 $195.00UPC 811796010476

Forged, Not ForcedImplementation in Professional Learning Communities

Featuring Thomas W. Many

Understanding the basic tenets of PLC is important, but knowing is not enough. Roll up your sleeves and engage in the learning process with this step-by-step, side-by-side presentation on successful PLC implementation. Packed full of specific strategies, examples, stories, and anecdotes, you’ll see why creating a “learning by doing” culture requires modeling a learner’s behavior first. 59-minute DVD with presentation; CD with presentation handouts and supporting resources

39BCB–DVF060 $195.00UPC 811796010568


Books and Videos

Foreword by Richard DuFour

Austin Buffum Mike Mattos Chris Weber

RTI, Professional Learning Communities, and How to Respond When Kids Don’t Learn

Bestseller Accessible language and compelling stories illustrate how RTI is most effective when built on the Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process. Written by award-winning educators from successful PLC schools, this book demonstrates how to create three tiers of interventions—from basic to intensive—to address student learning gaps. You will understand what a successful program looks like, and the many reproducible forms and activities will help your team understand how to make RTI work in your school. 248 pages

39BCB–BKF251 $27.95ISBN 978-1-934009-33-8

Bestseller Shift to a culture of collective responsibility and ensure a path of opportunity and success for your students. Focusing on the four Cs vital to student achievement, this powerful four-part program will help you collect targeted information on each student’s individual needs, while offering important learning leverage points. Perfect for self-hosted workshops, this resource will help you create encouraging and efficient team structures in your school. Four 20-minute DVDs; 88-page Facilitator’s Guide (in print and on CD)

39BCB–DVF057 $595.00UPC 811796010575

Pyramid Response to InterventionRTI, Professional Learning Communities, and How to Respond When Kids Don’t Learn

By Austin Buffum, Mike Mattos, and Chris WeberForeword by Richard DuFour

Pyramid Response to InterventionFour Essential Guiding Principles

Featuring Austin Buffum, Mike Mattos, and Chris Weber

Simplifying Response to InterventionFour Essential Guiding Principles

By Austin Buffum, Mike Mattos, and Chris Weber

Bestseller The sequel to Pyramid Response to Intervention advocates that a successful RTI model begins by asking the right questions to create a fundamentally effective learning environment for every student. RTI is not a series of implementation steps, but rather a way of thinking. Understand why bureaucratic, paperwork-heavy, compliance-oriented, test-score-driven approaches fail. Then, learn how to create a focused RTI model that works. 232 pages

Benefits • Usethefourguidingprinciplestoguidethinkingandimplementation.

• Shifttoacultureofcollectiveresponsibility,andbuildteamstructuresforcollaboration.

• Defineessentiallearningsinaprogramofconcentratedinstruction.

• Developasystemofconvergentassessmenttoidentifystudentsforintervention,determinetheir unique needs, monitor their progress, and revise or extend learning based on their progress.

39BCB–BKF506 $29.95ISBN 978-1-935543-65-7

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Leader’s Guide39BCB–BKF578 $24.95ISBN 978-1-936764-13-6

Grades K–239BCB–BKF580 $29.95ISBN 978-1-936764-16-7

Grades 3–539BCB–BKF582 $29.95ISBN 978-1-936764-19-8



Leader’s Guide39BCB–BKF559 $24.95ISBN 978-1-936765-47-8

Grades K–239BCB–BKF566 $29.95ISBN 978-1-936765-97-3

High School39BCB–BKF561 $29.95ISBN 978-1-936765-50-8

Collaborating for Success With the Common CoreA Toolkit for Professional Learning Communities at Work™

By Kim Bailey, Chris Jakicic, and Jeanne Spiller

NEW! Leverage teamwork to integrate the CCSS into your curriculum, and build on a foundational knowledge of PLCs. You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the shifts required to implement the standards in core content areas and find valuable tips and strategies for creating strong collaborative practices. Identify the essential standards, determine learning targets, define proficiency, learn how to design rigorous assessments, and more. 232 pages

Benefits • GainacomprehensiveunderstandingoftheCCSSforEnglishlanguagearts

and mathematics.

• NavigatetheshiftsrequiredbytheCCSSforcurriculum,instruction,assessment, and intervention.

• LearnhowcollaborativeteamswithinaPLCprovidethesupportnecessaryforsuccessfultransition to the CCSS.

• UnpackandpowertheCCSStodeliveraviableandguaranteedcurriculum.

• Understandhowtoscalelearningtargetsdrawingonwell-knowntaxonomiesoflevels of thinking.

39BCB–BKF556 $29.95ISBN 978-1-936764-72-3

Common Core Mathematics in a PLC at Work™ seriesEdited by Timothy D. Kanold

By Thomasenia Lott Adams, Harold Asturias, Diane J. Briars, John A. Carter, Juli K. Dixon, Francis (Skip) Fennell, David Foster, Mardi A. Gale, Timothy D. Kanold, Beth McCord Kobett, Matthew R. Larson, Mona Toncheff, Jonathan A. Wray, and Gwendolyn Zimmermann

These teacher guides illustrate how to sustain successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.

Common Core English Language Arts in a PLC at Work™ seriesBy Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Cynthia L. Uline

These teacher guides illustrate how to sustain successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts in K–12 instruction, curriculum, assessment, and intervention practices within the powerful Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process.

Joint Publications With the International Reading Association

Joint Publications With the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics


BestsellerGrades 3–539BCB–BKF568 $29.95ISBN 978-1-936764-00-6


Events

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BuildschoolculturewherelearningthrivesFebruary 26–28, 2014 Phoenix, AZ

Anthony Muhammad

Mike Mattos

Robert Eaker

Richard DuFour

Rebecca DuFour

Timothy D. Kanold

Luis F. Cruz

Regina Owens

Kenneth C. Williams

Douglas Fisher

Michael Fullan

PLC at Work™ Summit

Engaging keynote presentations, breakout sessions, and interactive forums are designed to develop your capacity for building Professional Learning Communities at Work™. Hear from experts you know and trust as they address the most important aspects of school culture that must change as you create your PLC. Learn how to change assessment and grading practices, address conflict, and build a system of interventions that satisfies RTI requirements. The materials you receive provide powerful tools, resources, and research to help you implement the PLC concept in your own school or district.

NEW! Interactive forums feature candid conversations with presenters on the most critical topics in education, such as the Common Core, 21st century skills, and PLC challenges.

Whether you are just beginning to build a PLC or need to regroup for your next steps, this summit provides practical knowledge based on the three big ideas that drive a PLC, delivered by experts who know the process best. You will return to your school system ready to build staff capacity to work interdependently within high-performing collaborative teams committed to continuous improvement.

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2013October 1–3 Charlotte, NCOctober 28–30 Indianapolis, INNovember 12–14 Salt Lake City, UT

2014June 2–4 Las Vegas, NVJune 5–7 St. Charles, MOJune 11–13 Minneapolis, MNJune 17–19 Orlando, FLJuly 9–11 Seattle, WAJuly 16–18 San Antonio, TXJuly 29–31 Memphis, TNAugust 4–6 Lincolnshire, ILAugust 13–15 Grand Rapids, MISeptember 24–26 Anaheim, CAOctober 1–3 Tulsa, OKOctober 15–17 Denver, CO

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PLC at Work™ Institutes

Hybrid Events

Keynoters Mike Mattos, Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, and Robert Eaker

You will learn how to . . .• BuildthecapacityofstafftofunctionasaPLCatWork™.

• UsethePLCatWork™ process to sustain continuous school improvement.

• Createafocusonlearning.

• Developsystemsofinterventionandenrichmentforstudentswhoexperience difficulty and for those who are already proficient.

• Createacollaborativeculture.

• Useevidenceofstudentlearningtoinformandimprove professional practice.

• Buildconsensusforchange.

• Effectivelyaddressresistancetoengaginginthemostpromisingpractices to improve student learning.

• ImplementtheCommonCoreStateStandardsformathematicsthrough the PLC at Work™ process.

• Engageindifficultconversationsproductively.

• LeadthePLCatWork™ process effectively.

What is a hybrid event?A hybrid event is an opportunity for a large school team to experience one of our conferences without traveling or incurring food and lodging costs. Instead, at a convenient location of your choosing, your staff will view a live video stream of keynote and breakout sessions, panel discussions, and interactive forums while enjoying expert on-site facilitation from a PLC associate trained by Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour (architects of the Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process).

How does it work?For a significantly lower per-person cost, rather than travel to the conference, you can host a hybrid event. If you sign up to host, you will make arrangements for the location where the hybrid event will be held for your staff, and we will arrange for the facilitator and materials.


Events

2013October 22–24 Kansas City, MO

2014April 29–May 1 Toronto, ONOctober 27–29 Des Moines, IA

Austin Buffum

Laurie Robinson

Mike Mattos

Chris Weber

With a drill-down breakout approach full of hands-on activities and through interactive and highly engaging keynotes, the institute will explore how to build an intervention program by looking at the four essential elements of a successful RTI model: collective responsibility, concentrated instruction, convergent assessment, and certain access.

Expanding on the methods detailed in their best-selling books Pyramid Response to Intervention and Simplifying Response to Intervention, the presenters include specifics on how to lead the RTI process at the site and district levels. Learn how to create a proactive process to identify students who need help, place them in the proper intervention, monitor their progress, revise interventions as needed, and determine when students no longer need additional support. Each presenter will match theory with practice and offer strategies that can immediately pay big dividends for both students and staff.

Learning Outcomes• Buildahighlyeffective,collaborativecoreprogram.

• Focuscoreinstructiononrigorouscorecurriculum.

• UnpacktheCCSSintofocusedstudentlearningtargets.

• Design,analyze,andutilizecommonassessmentstoimprovecoreinstruction and guide interventions.

• Planforembeddedinterventiontime.

• Engageandempowerstudentsinthelearningprocess.

• Targetinterventionstomeetindividualstudentneeds.

• Understandthecriticalcomponentsandimplementationofabehavioral RTI system.

• Utilizeasiteleadershipandinterventionteamtosupport schoolwide interventions.

• Designmasterschedulesthatprovidecoreinstruction,interventions,and elective options for students at risk.

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RTI at Work™ InstitutesThe key to unlocking powerful interventions

This was by far one of

the best conferences

I have ever attended.

I feel that my team

is well-equipped to

implement RTI in

our school.” —Paulette Fitzgerald, principal,

Claremont Middle School, New Hampshire

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Events

2013Pyramid Response to InterventionPresented by Austin Buffum

October 3–4 Hunt Valley, MDOctober 7–8 Glenview, ILOctober 16–17 Tampa, FLNovember 20–21 Las Vegas, NV

Presented by Mike Mattos

October 9–10 San Diego, CANovember 20–21 St. Paul, MNDecember 2–3 San Diego, CA

2014Simplifying Response to Intervention

March 12–13 Omaha, NE March 19–20 Seattle, WAApril 3–4 Boston, MAApril 9–10 San Antonio, TX

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2013Presented by Timothy D. Kanold and Jonathan A. Wray

October 3–4 Bellevue, WA

Presented by Timothy D. Kanold and Juli K. Dixon

October 9–10 Glenview, IL

Presented by Timothy D. Kanold and Francis (Skip) Fennell

December 4–5 San Diego, CA

2014March 25–26 Sacramento, CA April 1–2 Denver, CO

Timothy D. Kanold

Jonathan A. Wray

Juli K. Dixon

Francis (Skip) Fennell

Learning Outcomes• Identifystudentsneedingadditionalsupport,determineappropriate

interventions, monitor progress, and revise a student’s program as needed.

• Extendstudentlearningandsupportstudentswhohavealreadymastered grade-level curriculum.

• Createamorefocused,doableTier1corecurriculum.

• Utilizeuniversalscreeningtoolstoidentifystudentsforextrahelpbefore they fail.

• Determinewhenformalspecialeducationplacementisappropriate.

• ExplorehowthethreebigideasofaPLC—focusonlearning,buildacollaborative culture, and create a results orientation—make PLC and RTI natural partners.

Learning Outcomes• Definethegapbetweencurrentinstructionandassessmentpractice

and the expectations of the CCSS for mathematics.

• UnderstandcurrentexpectationsofthePARCCorSmarterBalancedassessment consortia.

• Designatransitionplanthatreflectstheparadigmshiftsrequiredforsuccessful student experiences with the CCSS for mathematics.

• CommittoimplementationofthetransitionplanforCommonCorereadiness.

• Useandapplytheonlineresourcesfortheanalysisanddevelopmentof effective mathematics lesson design and high-quality mathematics assessment tools and processes.

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Common Core Mathematics in a PLC 2-Day Workshops


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•The PLC Toolkit

Advancing the ImplementationSupportthePLCatWork™processinyourschoolordistrict.PoweredbyadeepunderstandingofPLCs,thispackageisdesignedtoguideyouandyourteamthroughyouruniquechallenges.Targetspecificcontentareassuchasleadership,assessment,collaboration,andmore.

•Oneortwodayson-sitewithanexpert

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GainacomprehensiveunderstandingofthePLCatWork™process,includingthethreebigideasandfourcriticalquestionsthateveryPLCmustaddress.

Beginning the Implementation

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You’rededicatedtohelpingyourstudentssucceed.AtSolutionTree,wearecommittedtoequippingyouwithsolutionsthatdirectlyimpactstudentlearning.AsyoufacenewshiftssuchastheCommonCoreandotherinitiatives,we’reheretoprovidethesupportyouneed.

SolutionTreeauthorsandexpertsdesignedthesepackagestotargetthechallengesyouface.Whenyoupartnerwithus,you’llfindoutjusthowrewardingthejourneycanbe.

Sustaining the ImplementationAchievemorewiththisdynamicapproachtobuildingdistributedleadershipdistrictwide.You’llworkcollaborativelyinrecurringcyclesofcollectiveinquiryandactionresearchtodrivebetterresultsforyourstudents.

•PLCatWork™CoachingAcademy (Seenextpagefordetails.)

•Sixadditionaldayson-sitewithanexpert

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PLC at Work™ Coaching AcademyThePLCatWork™CoachingAcademyisadynamicseriesofPDengagementsdesignedtodevelopacadreofleaderswhowillactasinformedagentsofchangedistrictwide.Schoolteamswillleaveeachsessionwithanewsetofskillsandactivities—plusanactionplanforimplementingwhattheyhavelearned.

CarefullydesignedbythearchitectsofthePLCatWork™process—RichardDuFour,RobertEaker, andRebeccaDuFour—thisacademy:

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• IsfacilitatedbyoneormoremastercoacheswhonotonlyaretrainedintheworkofPLCs,butalsohavedonethatworkinaneducationalsettingthatshowedatleastthreeyearsofcontinuedacademicstudentimprovement

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Creating a Professional Learning Community at Work™

Foundational Concepts and Practices

Presenters: Rebecca DuFour and Richard DuFour

Experience the PLC journey in action! Learn alongside educators as PLC at Work™ architects help them structure their new school as a PLC.

Included eBook: Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work™

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Learning Outcomes • Understandtheessentialcomponentsofthe

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• RealizethebenefitsofPLCsfortheentirecommunity.

• Collaborateauthenticallytodevelopmissions and visions.

• Articulatecollectivecommitments.

• DevelopSMARTgoalsandplanstoachievethem.

Common Core State Standards in Mathematics, Grades 3–8

Presenters: Diane J. Briars and Timothy D. Kanold

Watch and learn how teachers in PLC classrooms successfully implement and apply the new standards in mathematics instruction.

Included eBook: Common Core Mathematics in a PLC at Work™, Grades 3–5


Learning Outcomes • SupporttheeightMathematicalPractices.

• Maintainhighcognitivedemand.

• Includeassessingandadvancingquestionsforformative assessment.

• Meettheneedsofalllearners.

Pyramid Response to InterventionHow to Respond When Kids Don’t Learn

Presenters: Austin Buffum, Mike Mattos, and Chris Weber

RTI experts take you through the critical stages of establishing PLCs, using universal screening tools, and devising interventions at three tiers.

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