Summing Up: Teaching and Learning in Effective Schools and PLCs at Work® (An autobiographical guide to school improvement and implementing the PLC at Work process)

by Robert Eaker

Overview

After a career spanning nearly half a century, Dr. Robert Eaker delivers a work of reflection and storytelling, along with practical tips and strategies on school improvement and student achievement. Learn directly from a master educator as he shares the story of his career, along with in-depth guidance for implementing the PLC at Work® process and essential real-world advice for succeeding as an educator.

Become familiar with the story of the creation of the PLC at Work framework, as well as the personal lives of those who created it.

• Study the foundational theories and concepts of the PLC at Work process, as well as strategic implementation and best practices in teaching.
• Gain numerous strategies and insights for strengthening your school improvement efforts and achieving desired learning outcomes.
• Discover best practices for improving instruction and student learning.
• Consider the key qualities of effective leaders who successfully improve classroom instruction.
• Read real-world examples of PLC implementation and collaborative learning.

Contents:

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781949539738
Publisher:	Solution Tree Press
Publication date:	01/16/2020
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

About the author xi

Foreword: Gamble, Carouse, and Explore Douglas Keeves xiii

Gamble xiii

Carouse xiv

Explore xiv

Introduction: Accidental Friendships 1

A Few Caveats 3

The Professional Learning Communities at Work Movement 5

Chapter 1 Clinical Supervision: Improving Classroom Instruction 13

Jerry Bellon and Clinical Supervision 16

A Brief History of Classroom Supervision 20

The Emergence of a Clinical Approach to Improving Classroom Instruction 21

The Clinical Supervision Process 23

A Summing Up 31

Chapter 2 The Consumer-Validation Approach: Research Into Practice 35

The Kounin Research on Classroom Management 37

The Consumer-Validated Research Model 41

The Institute for Research on Teaching: Michigan State University 50

A Summing Up 52

Chapter 3 The Teacher Effects Research: Practices for Improving Instruction and Student Learning 59

The Power of High-Performing Teams 61

A Teacher's Toolbox of Instructional Techniques 65

Teacher Behaviors That Communicate High Expectations for Student Learning 81

A Summing Up 87

Chapter 4 The Role of Teacher Interpersonal Behavior: Impacting Student Success 89

The Secret: Making Students Feel Special 90

Interpersonal Interactions and Student Success 100

A Summing Up 107

Chapter 5 The School Effects Research 109

The Coleman Report 110

Effective Schools: The Early Research 113

A Summing Up 123

Chapter 6 The Impetus of Professional Learning Communities at Work 131

Professional Learning Communities Defined 135

Characteristics of a School That Functions as a Professional Learning Community at Work 137

The Change Leader 140

Cultural Shifts 141

A Summing Up 150

Chapter 7 The Implementation of Professional Learning Communities at Work Concepts and Practices 157

Getting Started and Getting Better 159

Developing a Common Understanding and a Common Vocabulary 160

Connecting to the Why and Making the Work Personal 163

Communicating Clearly at Every Step Along the Way 163

Developing the Cultural Foundation of a Professional Learning Community 166

Capturing the Power of Collaborative Teaming 180

Developing Common Formative Assessments 190

Providing Systematic Additional Time, Support, and Extension of Learning 196

Getting Started, Getting Better, Drilling Deeper 201

A Summing Up 204

Chapter 8 Absolutely Indispensable: Passionate and Persistent Leadership 211

Foundational Inquiry Into Leadership and Organizational Development 212

Leadership Theory and Professional Learning Communities at Work 221

A Summing Up 224

Chapter 9 Connie Donovan Revisited 229

The School as a Professional Learning Community: A Scenario 230

Would It Be Good Enough for Our Own Children? 249

A Summing Up 251

Afterword: A Life Fulfilled Jeffrey C. Jones 253

Starting a Movement 254

Taking a Collaborative Journey: Life After Stevenson, 2001 255

Building the Team: Stone Mountain, Georgia, 2003 256

Creating Lasting Friendships: Hawaii Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute, 2004 257

Traveling Side by Side: The Brawn Behind the Brains 258

References and Resources 261