Roadblock: Lack of Accountability Protocol Some teams do a great job of developing norms. Members agree and commit to them, even posting them on chart paper to be prominently displayed... read more →
I'd like to share some highlights. Our school implemented PLC designs several months ago, and we have already started seeing some of the positive effects. Since the school year started... read more →
Over the thirty years of my teaching career, I have attended many workshops, conferences, and seminars, and only two of them have been “teacher (and hopefully student) transformational” for me.... read more →
Meadowview Elementary School faculty, staff, and administration found success within ourselves by using the PLC model. Based upon the data received from test scores (spring 2009) and the fact that... read more →
Change involves managing the complex matrix of relationships and beliefs that exist in an organization and aligning them toward a mission of higher learning for all. In my career, there... read more →
I am a principal of a small rural school – K-4 – with a teaching staff of 6 including myself. In order for the team to meet on a regular... read more →
We received a question from a school where teachers were upset that the administration seemed to be dictating what was to occur at their team meetings. Teachers resented being micromanaged, and... read more →
We received an inquiry from a teacher who was attempting to lead the implementation of the PLC process in her school. She wanted to provide each of the teams in... read more →
Doesn’t PLC give attention to struggling students and emphasis on intervention result in neglecting gifted and high-achieving children? Educators who ask this question believe that focusing attention on needy, lazy, or low-performing kids... read more →
Those familiar with our work know that we contend schools committed to helping all students learn provide students who are not being successful with additional time and support for learning... read more →