Karen T. T. Flories & Douglas Fisher 
The PLC+ Playbook, Grades K-12 [EPUB ebook] 
A Hands-On Guide to Collectively Improving Student Learning

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Help your PLC+ group to work
wiser, not harder. This practical guide to planning and implementing PLC+ groups in a collaborative setting is designed to equip professional learning community teams with the tools they need to work effectively toward improving student learning.   
Designed as an accompanying resource to
PLC+: Better Decisions and Greater Impact by Design, the Playbook helps educators bring the PLC+ framework to life by supporting teams as they answer the five guiding questions that comprise a PLC+: 

  • Where are we going?

  •  Where are we now?

  • How do we move learning forward?

  • What did we learn today?

  •  Who benefited and who did not benefit?
  • Twenty-three modules support PLC+ groups as they work through one entire cycle of learning, addressing the five questions and four cross-cutting themes—equity, high expectations, individual and collective efficacy, and effective team activation and facilitation. Tools to support implementation of the PLC+ framework are embedded throughout the Playbook: 


    • Blank templates allow team members to record their work for every module

    • Step-by-step instructions guide PLC+ groups to facilitate productive discussion, engage in professional learning, and gather and analyze evidence of student learning

    • Crosscutting themes provide cohesion and focus throughout the work 


    PLC+ groups can utilize each activity in the Playbook or find an appropriate entry point and continue the work of building PLC+. Engage in deeper learning around the ideas and concepts central to PLC+ and make greater equity and efficacy a reality in your school or district. 

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    Table of Content

    List of Videos
    About the Authors
    Acknowledgments
    Welcome to the PLC+ Playbook
    Module 1: The Purpose and Status of Your PLC+
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    PLC Defined
    PLC+ Guiding Questions
    Module 2: Crosscutting Values and Opportunities to Grow Your PLC+ Team
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Crosscutting Values
    SWOT Analysis
    Module 3: On Your Own: The Plus Is You
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Your Individual Identity
    Teacher Credibility
    Teacher Credibility and Its Intersection With Crosscutting Values
    Teacher Self-Efficacy
    Teacher Self-Efficacy and Its Intersection With Crosscutting Values
    Module 4: Collective Efficacy and Credibility in a PLC+
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Revisiting Teacher Credibility and Teacher Self-Efficacy
    From Individual to Collective Teacher Efficacy
    Setting Norms for Our Ways of Work
    Norms for Our Ways of Work in Our PLC+
    Module 5: Guiding Question 1: Where Are We Going? Analyze Standards
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Analyzing Standards
    Design the Learning Progression
    Develop Daily Learning Intentions
    Identify Success Criteria
    Complete PLC+ Template for Guiding Question 1: Where Are We Going?
    Module 6: Where Are We Going? Crosscutting Values Check
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Equity and Expectations Values Checklist
    Activate Learning for Myself and Others Checklist
    Collective Efficacy Checklist
    Module 7: Guiding Question 2: Where Are We Now? Data Collection
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Initial Assessment Data Collection
    Data Gathering
    Module 8: Where Are We Now? Data Analysis, Common Challenges, and Misconception Analysis
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Data Analysis Protocol
    Common Challenge Protocol
    Identify Student Misconceptions
    Module 9: Where Are We Now? Crosscutting Values Check
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Equity and Expectations Values Checklist
    Activate Learning for Myself and Others Checklist
    Collective Efficacy Checklist
    Module 10: Guiding Question 3: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Strengthening Our Teaching Practices
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Pair Teaching Strategies With Evidence Gathering
    Coaching Corners Protocol
    Module 11: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Assignment Analysis
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Assignment Analysis Tool
    Module 12: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Learning Walks
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    What Is a Learning Walk?
    Types of Learning Walks and Their Purposes
    Module 13: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Microteaching
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Microteaching in a Professional Learning Community
    Preparation for Microteaching: The Volunteer Teacher
    Module 14: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Crosscutting Values Check
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Equity and Expectations Values Checklist
    Activate Learning for Myself and Others Checklist
    Collective Efficacy Checklist
    Module 15: Guiding Question 4: What Did We Learn Today?
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Build the Habit of Reflection
    Module 16: What Did We Learn Today? Build Expert Noticing
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Expert Noticing: How Is Our PLC+ Using Student Evidence of Learning?
    Expert Noticing Video Protocol
    Noticing Note-Taking Guide
    Module 17: What Did We Learn Today? Common Assessments
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Common Assessments/Quality Assessment Evidence
    Design a Common Assessment to Use for Preunit and Postunit Comparisons
    Module 18: What Did We Learn Today? Determining Impact and Comparing Progress and Achievement
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Determining Impact
    Progress Versus Achievement
    Visualizing Data
    Module 19: What Did We Learn Today? Crosscutting Values Check
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Equity and Expectations Values
    Overcoming Obstacles to Talking About Learning
    Equity and Expectations Values Checklist
    Activate Learning for Myself and Others Checklist
    Collective Efficacy Checklist
    Module 20: Guiding Question 5: Who Benefited and Who Did Not Benefit?
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    On Your Own
    Data Review
    On Your Own
    Equity Audit Protocol: Revisit the Data as a Team
    Module 21: Who Benefited and Who Did Not Benefit? Responding to Improve Student Learning
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    The Vital Nature of Progress Monitoring
    Tiered Intervention Progress Monitoring Protocol
    Module 22: Who Benefited and Who Did Not Benefit? Crosscutting Values Check
    Put the Playbook to Work for You
    Equity and Expectations Values Checklist
    Activate Learning for Myself and Others Checklist
    Collective Efficacy Checklist
    References

    About the author

    Dave Nagel has been a professional developer and educational consultant both nationally and internationally since 2003 and has done so as his primary job in education since 2008. Prior was a middle and high school science teacher and administrator in a large district in Indianapolis. As a school leader at Ben Davis High School (enrollment 3000 students) Dave was instrumental in developing a focused plan for differentiated goals for students based on specific proficiency measures which supported the school in improving its graduation rate 14% in just over 4 years.                                          Dave’s primary areas of expertise are in the areas of effective teacher and leader collaboration, assessment and feedback, and specifically effective grading actions both at the school and classroom level. He has been working specifically with Professor John Hattie’s Visible Learning research since 2011 that is a driving force for all of his work with teachers, coaches, and administrators. He has authored 5 books previous to this one, including four within the PLC+ series of publications (Corwin).                                          Published multiple times in various publications such as Principal Leadership and Educational Leadership, Dave has also presented at various national conferences.Dave has a strong moral aspect, strives to be very relatable and practical when working with people, and has a savvy sense of humor that supports him in his life and work.   Dave stays very busy with his beautiful and supportive wife, Kristen, and three boys (ages 20, 15, and 13). He acknowledges every day that the Lord guides his actions and is the driving force in his life. Dave is an independent consultant for Corwin Press and is the owner of NZJ Learning LLC (named after his three boys) and the Founder of The Center for Collaborative Expertise.

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