Richard DuFour

Explore the state of education today, and discover the steps that policymakers, administrators, and teachers must take to transform schools.

The third edition of this comprehensive action guide includes new strategies, tools, and tips for building high-performing professional learning communities. Use the PLC process to establish effective teaching methods, curriculum development, and assessment strategies specific to your school or district.

The authors of this book showcase how to make the most of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) by fully committing to the PLC at Work™ process. Learn how professional learning communities (PLCs) can be integrated with the ESSA education bill to improve student learning.

Learn how and why High Reliability Schools use interdependent systems of operation and the PLC at Work® process to establish and maintain school effectiveness.

This powerful, quick-reference guidebook is a must-have for teachers and administrators working to create and sustain the PLC process.

Define a clear starting point for building a PLC. Readers access a solid conceptual framework and concrete illustrations of how successful PLCs function.

Transform education from inside the classroom. This book delivers best practices of collaborative teacher leadership, supporting the strategies with research and real classroom stories.

Identify seven leadership practices that effective PLC leaders share along with the techniques that have led them to sustainable success.

These clever cartoons, with introductions from Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour, give a lighthearted perspective on professional learning community topics.

Through engaging examples and accessible language, this book provides a focused system of self-disciplines for developing PLC leadership.