Professional Learning Community at Work™ DVD/CD/Facilitator's Guide - School Leadership Video Workshop for Team Building & Educational Collaboration | Perfect for Teacher Training, Staff Development & School Improvement Programs

Product Description Using the four pillars--mission, vision, values, and goals--essential to implement and sustain a successful PLC, this video workshop outlines the importance of aligning practices, policies, and procedures with a common, shared foundation. K-12 leaders and administrators can view the video as a standalone or use it with the facilitator guide to create two half-day or one full-day workshop for teams. Benefits:High-quality footage of a role-play depicting how the PLC foundation can be used to align practices with the mission of a schoolAdvice on addressing resistance to change and coming to a satisfactory resolution by implementing PLC principlesIn-depth exploration of the four pillars that provide a solid foundation for implementing a PLCRole-play activities to implement the four pillars effectivelyTools to engage the entire staff in establishing a strong PLC foundationA facilitator guide with tailored activities and strategies to reinforce participants' knowledgeA CD with an electronic facilitator's guide for ease of useWorkshop Components: 1. Welcome and Opening 2. The Mission Pillar 3. The Vision Pillar 4. The Values Pillar (Collective Commitments) 5. The Goals Pillar 6. Clarifying Your Current Reality Pertaining to the PLC Foundation 7. Aligning Practices and Processes with the PLC Foundation 8. Addressing Discrepancies between Actual Practice and the Pledges of the Foundation and Closing About the Actor Richard DuFour, EdD, in a distinguished career spanning four decades, was a public-school educator, serving as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. A prolific author and consultant, he was recognized as one of the leading authorities on helping school practitioners implement the Professional Learning Communities at Work process in their schools and districts. Over the course of his career, he was the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Professional Learning Communities at Work , Learning by Doing, and In Praise of American Educators.During his 19-year tenure as a leader at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, Stevenson was one of only three schools in the nation to win the United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award on four occasions and the first comprehensive high school designated a New American High School as a model of successful school reform. Rebecca (Becky) DuFour, MEd, served as a teacher, school administrator, and central office coordinator. As a former elementary principal, she helped her school earn state and national recognition as a model Professional Learning Community at Work and as a National Blue Ribbon School. She coauthored twelve books, numerous articles, and several video resources on the topic of PLCs.Serving as a consultant for more than sixteen years, Becky brought over thirty-six years of professional experience to her work with educators around the world who are implementing the PLC process in their own organizations. Becky was the recipient of the Evelyn P. Bickham Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Alumni Award of Lynchburg College. She consulted with professional organizations, schools, districts, universities, and departments of education.To learn more about Becky's work, visit AllThingsPLC.info.Tim Brown, a consultant, has 30 years of experience in education. As principal of elementary, middle, and high schools in Missouri, he led each to become a successful professional learning community. These PLCs feature highly collaborative environments where clear goals, formative assessment, analyzing data, practicing differentiated instruction, and providing interventions and enrichment have resulted in increased student achievement. Tim's middle school was recognized as a Missouri Gold Star School. His last school, a high-poverty elementary school where 87 percent of students qualified for free or reduced lunch, was recognized as one of Missouri's Most Improved Schools and as an Exemplary Practices School. In 2005, Tim was honored by his peers as Missouri's Distinguished Elementary Principal. Tim holds a bachelor's degree in special education from the University of Central Arkansas, as well as master's and specialist degrees in educational administration from Missouri State University. Mike Mattos is an internationally recognized author, presenter, and practitioner who specializes in uniting teachers, administrators, and support staff to transform schools by implementing the response to intervention (RTI) and PLC processes. Mike co-created the RTI at Work model, which builds on the foundation of the PLC at Work process to successfully create systematic, multitiered systems of support to ensure high levels of learning for all students. He is former principal of Marjorie Veeh Elementary School and Pioneer Middle School in California. At both schools, Mike helped create powerful PLCs, improving learning for all students. In 2004, Marjorie Veeh, an elementary school with a large population of youth at risk, won the California Distinguished School and National Title I Achieving School awards.