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Jennifer Taylor serves as an instructional coach at Riverton Intermediate School. Prior to her current role, she supported administrators and teachers in the professional learning communities (PLC) process as a district instructional specialist.

In this dynamic keynote video, Richard DuFour confronts criticisms American education has faced in the 21st century. A companion to Dr. DuFour’s In Praise of American Educators, this video about education in America details what teachers and educators have achieved and how they can continue improving.

Empower your collaborative team to uncover their professional impact and support their passion for teaching with this inspiring book and video set. Use the award-winning book HEART! by Timothy Kanold and facilitator’s guide to implement the video in book study groups.

Address staff resistance and create a positive school culture with this book and video set, which includes Transforming School Culture by Anthony Muhammad. Follow one district’s staff and educational leadership as they explore a school improvement plan that created a positive school culture and became an award-winning district.

Uncover research with Mike Mattos, who highlights the lifelong negative effects that an incomplete education has on students’ futures: illiteracy, poverty, poor quality of life, more illness, and a shortened lifespan.

This video workshop outlines the four pillars—mission, vision, values, and goals—essential to implement and sustain a successful PLC.

Dr. Buffum shows you how the big ideas of a PLC are foundationally important when implementing RTI.

This short program for PLC leaders uses unscripted interviews and action footage to illustrate the role of effective leadership, particularly from the principal.

This short program shows exactly what collaborative teams do. Aligned with the best-selling book Learning by Doing, the video features unscripted footage of collaboration in action.

As educators and leaders across the nation grapple with the challenge of changing policies, practices, and procedures to ensure high levels of learning for all students, the inability to effectively change the mindsets of colleagues, faculty, and staff is proving to be the biggest hurdle of all. Hence, in order for systems to change, outlooks will also need to change.