Books
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Increasing Engagement in Online Learning (Quick Reference Guide)
Educational technology and online instruction experts Stephanie Smith Budhai and Laura McLaughlin offer advice on how best to keep students engaged, participating and learning in a digital or hybrid space. Whether the instruction is synchronous, asynchronous or dual audience, Increasing engagement in online learning will help F–12 teachers create a better experience for learners and teachers alike.
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Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work®, Second Edition: Proven Insights for Sustained, Substantive School Improvement
Merging research and practice, this second edition of Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work®: Proven insights for sustained, substantive school improvement offers F–12 leaders and educators specific, practical recommendations for transforming their schools into Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) so students learn at higher levels.
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Trauma-Sensitive Leadership: Creating a Safe and Predictable School Environment
Students impacted by trauma face behavioural and mental health challenges, which, if not addressed, can have long-lasting effects. In Trauma-sensitive leadership: Creating a safe and predictable school environment, authors John F Eller and Tom Hierck emphasise leaders’ unique role in working with teachers, staff, families and the community to create schools where students build resilience to cope with traumatic experiences.
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Leading PLCs at Work® Districtwide Plan Book
Designed specifically for leaders, the Leading PLCs at Work® districtwide plan book offers tools and best practices for effective planning in a professional learning community (PLC), guiding leaders in identifying major tasks and completion dates to reach goals and optimise time and productivity.
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Educator Wellness: A Guide for Sustaining Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Social Well-Being
Educator and teacher self-care can be challenging, but embracing a holistic health and wellness plan can improve your physical, mental, emotional and social well-being both inside and outside of school. This reflective journal provides the ideas and guidance you need to support you on your wellness journey.
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Planning and Teaching in the Standards-Based Classroom
Planning and teaching in the standards-based classroom provides an overview of standards-based learning along with detailed instructions for everything, from planning lessons to using proficiency scales to communicating with parents.
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Community Connections and Your PLC at Work®: A Guide to Engaging Families
Parent engagement with schools is known to be key to student achievement, but building such involvement can be a challenge, especially in economically disadvantaged schools that need it the most. Community connections and your PLC at Work® guides readers to build this vital engagement by broadening a school’s professional learning community so it includes parents, families and other community members in a productive collaboration toward success for all students.
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Mathematics Unit Planning in a PLC at Work®, High School
Mathematics unit planning in a PLC at Work®, High school provides high school teachers with a seven-step framework for collectively planning units of study. The authors help teams identify what students need to know by the end of each unit and how teachers can build student self-efficacy. They advocate using the Professional Learning Community at Work (PLC) process to increase mathematics achievement and give students more equitable learning experiences. The authors share tools and protocols for effectively performing collaborative tasks, such as unwrapping standards, generating unit calendars, determining academic vocabulary and rigorous lessons, utilising and sharing self-reflections and designing robust units of instruction.
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Best Practices at Tier 2: Supplemental Interventions for Additional Student Support, Secondary
In Best Practices at Tier 2: Supplemental Interventions for Additional Student Support, Secondary, authors Bob Sonju, Sharon V. Kramer, Mike Mattos and Austin Buffum offer Years 6-12 teachers proven response to intervention (RTI) strategies for responding to students who need additional support after core instruction. The authors explain that a school functioning as a professional learning community (PLC) is essential to effectively implementing RTI. Using this book, teachers and administrators will discover fundamental practices and tools to support students through a schoolwide, collaborative effort.
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Beyond the Common Core: A Handbook for Mathematics in a PLC at Work, Leader’s Guide
Beyond the Common Core: A Handbook for Mathematics in a PLC at Work, Leader's Guide helps leaders of mathematics teacher teams within professional learning communities focus their curriculum and vision on the elements of instruction and assessment necessary for student achievement. Using the practical guidelines in this handbook, F-12 mathematics leaders and administrators will support teachers to go beyond state or local standards to create the essential conditions to ensure success in mathematics for all students. Series editor and author Timothy Karnold and author Matthew Larson present ten high-leverage team actions to assist teams in narrowing their vision for instruction and assessment and increasing student learning while implementing national, state, district and local standards.
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Solutions for Professional Learning CommunitiesImplement and sustain a high-performing PLC. Each book in the Solutions for Professional Learning Communities series – authored by renowned PLC experts – is packed with user-friendly solutions for you and your entire team. You'll discover practical, research-based strategies for committing to districtwide implementation, investigate why strong leadership is a crucial element of successful PLCs, and explore tools and techniques for monitoring progress to ensure far-reaching, lasting results.
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Collaborative Teams That Transform Schools: The Next Step in PLCsCollaborative Teams That Transform Schools: The Next Step in PLCs is groundbreaking. It offers teachers and school leaders a practical, comprehensive model for building successful professional learning communities (PLCs), drawing from the extensive research and experience of its authors to present a clear and compelling look at the future of PLCs. Beginning with essential theory, the authors then detail the practical steps that collaborative teams can take to transform their schools. If you are an educator in the process of developing your school as a PLC, this book is an invaluable resource. Learn MoreA$39.95