Richard DuFour

Packed with research-affirmed practices, this guide offers a cutting-edge manifesto for PLC at Work® success. Sustain the work of your PLC to improve school culture, assessment practices, response to intervention, classroom instruction, and more.

The fourth edition of this comprehensive action guide provides new strategies for leveraging PLC for a highly effective multitiered system of supports, expert-led guidance on school culture, and a deeper discussion on connecting school improvement to the mission of helping all students succeed.

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Education luminaries reveal why 21st century skills are necessary, which skills are most important, and how to help schools include them in curriculum and instruction.

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.

This classic resource offers practical information about transforming schools into learning-focused, results-oriented PLCs. Learn research-based recommendations for implementing PLC at Work concepts.

Examine a colorful cross section of educators experiences with PLCs. This collection of insights from practitioners throughout North America highlights the benefits of PLCs.

Treat yourself to daily moments of reflection with inspirational quotes collected from a decade of work by renowned PLC experts.