Travel-Free PD Video series

Dr. DuFour explores fundamental characteristics of professional learning communities and demonstrates the link between PLCs and 21st century skills.

In this breakout session, Mike shows how professional learning community practices provide the foundation for a successful intervention program and offers practical, effective strategies for beginning to build that foundation.

Learn how response to intervention (RTI) systems, combined with a professional learning community foundation, create a powerful system for achieving high levels of learning for all students.

Understand the value of student mistakes, the importance of formative assessment, and the critical effect of student involvement in setting and achieving learning targets.

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

Dr. Wiliam offers practical techniques to embed formative assessment in regular classroom practice, and illustrates the value of sustained teacher learning communities (TLCS).

Ken outlines eight fundamental grading guidelines to create a standards-based grading system that is meaningful, consistent, and supportive of learning.