Professional Learning Communities at Work®

Luis F. Cruz, PhD, is a sought-after presenter, coach, thought leader, and accomplished author with over 30 years of experience in education.

Maria Nielsen, educational speaker and author, specializes in supporting teachers and administrators in the areas of PLCs, RTI, school culture, curriculum design, the highly engaged classroom, and assessment systems. Her life’s work is to help schools build successful systems to ensure high levels of student learning.

Mike Mattos is an internationally recognized author, presenter, and practitioner who specializes in uniting teachers, administrators, and support staff to transform schools by implementing response to intervention and professional learning communities.

Paul C. Farmer is a practitioner who has worked at the classroom, building, and central office levels. As principal of Joyce Kilmer Middle School, Paul was one of the first principals in Fairfax County, Virginia, to build a PLC.

Sarah Schuhl specializes in professional learning communities, mathematics, assessment, school improvement, and RTI. She has been a secondary mathematics teacher, high school instructional coach, and K–12 mathematics specialist.

W. Richard Smith is former deputy superintendent of Sanger Unified School District in California. He has been involved in public education for more than 37 years.

In this practical webinar, Mona Toncheff will explore how collaborative teams can ensure all students learn grade-level mathematics through Tier 1 core instruction and Tier 2 interventions. Mona will provide ready-to-use tools and strategies from the latest book in the Every Student Can Learn Mathematics series, Mathematics Strategies for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Interventions in a PLC at Work®.

What happens when an entire district commits to improving mathematics teaching and learning? In this webinar, national mathematics thought leader and author Sarah Schuhl shares how the Mathematics at Work™ framework sparked meaningful shifts in mathematics instruction, collaboration, and student achievement across a California school district.