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PLC Tools & Resources
Professional Learning Communities are strengthened when educators collaborate and share solutions. This section provides proven tools educators can use to establish their schools' baseline performance, set goals, plan future initiatives and evaluate efforts toward collaboration and joint decision-making. These tools can be highly effective in organizing and sustaining a PLC. We invite educators to copy and distribute all of the materials included here for use within their own school and district.
NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, all materials are available in PDF format only. Adobe® Acrobat® Reader is required.
Get a quick list of books that discuss implementing the PLC model in more detail. Bibliography
AUDIO
The following moderated panel discussions provide different views on key concepts within a Professional Learning Community. Top education authors who are leading the implementation of PLCs in school systems across North America participate in the question-and-answer format.
Listen to the VoiceThread conversation that took place September 8–11, 2009 between two Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work™ authors, Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour and participants from all over the world.
VIDEO
Let's Talk About PLC: Getting Started
Learn from the experts with highlights from this three-video set featuring Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour, with special guest Dennis Sparks of the National Staff Development Council. The most common questions associated with the creation, implementation, and sustainability of PLCs in elementary, middle, and high schools are addressed in a question-and-answer format.
| Name | Windows Media | RealVideo |
| Introduction | View | View |
| PLC Mission, Vision, Values, Goals | View | View |
| Collaborative Culture | View | View |
| Resources and Leadership | View | View |
Texas Educators Reflect on Their PLC Journey
Katy ISD roundtable discussions reveal the challenges and rewards of implementing PLCs in their district.
| Name | Windows Media | RealVideo |
| Elementary | View | View |
| Middle/Secondary | View | View |
2007 California State Summit
Jack O'Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, focuses on preparing students for a rapidly changing global economy.
| Name | Windows Media | RealVideo |
| Parents Say the Darnedest Things | View | View |
| PLCs: Accountability in Public Education | View | View |
| Closing the Achievement Gap | View | View |
- PowerPoint Presentations
- Getting Started
- Pyramid of Interventions
- SMART Goals
- Collaboration & Teams
- Curriculum & Assessment
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