The Collaborative Team Plan Book for Plcs at Work(r) (A Plan Book for Fostering Collaboration Among Teacher Teams in a Professional Learning Communit

Designed exclusively for teacher teams, this plan book is a one-stop shop for practical PLC information and resources. Inside its pages, you'll find everything your team needs to thrive from the first day of school to the last. Access forty weekly planning pages, in-depth examples, succinct summaries of PLC concepts, and many more tools that will support your daily collaborative work of championing learning for all.

Use this resource to maintain a healthy collaborative team and stay on top of instruction:

• Review the foundational components of the professional learning communities (PLC) process, such as establishing norms, setting SMART goals, and developing common assessments.
• Improve team planning and organization.
• Utilize many reproducible forms and tools to improve collaboration and to collect and organize information.
• Recognize the positive cultural shifts that occur for teams that follow the PLC process.
• Explore additional resources to help deepen your knowledge of the work of collaborative teams.

Contents:
Introduction
Part 1: PLC Fundamentals and Processes
- Cultural Shifts in a PLC
- A Simultaneously Loose and Tight Culture
- Stages of Collaboration for High-Performing Teams
- Norms
- Smart Goals
- The Continuous Improvement Cycle
- Priorities for Learning
- Systems of Intervention and Tiers of Response
Part 2: Additional Resources
- Year-at-a-Glance Guide for Site Leadership and Collaborative Teams
- Index of Protocols and Templates
Part 3: Weekly Planners
- Forty weekly planning pages (provides space for six class periods and lists weekdays across the top, Monday-Friday) with text and activities to inform, inspire, and challenge educators.
Part 4: Epilogue and References
- Epilogue
- References and Resources