Dramatically improve schooling by harnessing the collective power of the High Reliability Schools (HRS) model and the PLC at Work® process. Featuring some of America’s best educators, this anthology includes information, insights, and practical suggestions for both PLCs and HRS. The overarching purpose is to demonstrate how these two approaches complement each other and support educators in their efforts to create a culture of continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Use this resource to ensure a guaranteed and viable curriculum.
- Study the HRS and PLC practices with guidance from numerous practitioners and experts, developing good teachers into great teachers through a culture of accountability.
- Learn how to keep your school focused on the right work in order to achieve learning for all through a continuous improvement process.
- Understand how the HRS model can improve success with the PLC process and how the PLC at Work process is the cornerstone of a high reliability school.
- Explore the ways in which strong leaders can model and improve the why and how of PLC at Work through a collaborative culture.
- Explore the five levels of the HRS model.
- And then learn how to relate each level to the PLC at Work process to improve education in your school or district.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: Professional Learning Communities at Work and High Reliability Schools—Merging Best Practices for School Improvement
Part I: The Five Levels
Chapter 1: Culture Building in a High Reliability School
Chapter 2: Frames of Mind and Tools for Success—Organizational Culture in a PLC
Chapter 3: Six Steps for Effective Teaching in Every Classroom
Chapter 4: Effective Teaching in a Professional Learning Community
Chapter 5: Six Action Steps for a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
Chapter 6: PLC, HRS, and a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
Chapter 7: A Multiyear Plan for Standards-Referenced Reporting
Chapter 8: Grading and Reporting for Learning in a PLC
Chapter 9: Personalized, Competency-Based Education
Chapter 10: Preparation for Tomorrow—A Competency-Based Focus and PLCs
Part II: Professional Learning Communities, High Reliability Organizations, and School Leadership
Chapter 11: High Reliability Leadership
Chapter 12: Leadership in a PLC—Coherence and Culture
Part III: Professional Learning Communities, High Reliability Schools, and District Leadership
Chapter 13: Leadership in High Reliability School Districts
Chapter 14: Leadership in a High-Performing PLC
PRINTABLE REPRODUCIBLES
- Figure 2.1: Survey for Assessing Perceptions About Equality
- Figure 2.2: Survey for Assessing Perceptions About Responsibility
- Figure 2.3: Survey for Assessing Perceptions About Advocacy
- Figure 4.1: Performance-Tracking Template—Conversational Behaviors
- Figure 5.1: Process for Identifying Standards With a Higher Degree of Importance Than Others
- Figure 5.4: Template for Recording the Results of Teacher Instruction Time Estimates
- Figure 12.1: Principal Leadership Actions in a PLC Culture Evaluation Tool
- Figure 12.2: PLC Collaborative Teacher Team Actions for Collective Teacher Efficacy
- Figure 12.3: Assessing Principal Commitment to Districtwide PLC Implementation
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
BOOKS
- Buffum, A., Mattos, M., & Malone, J. (2018). Taking Action: A Handbook for RTI at Work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Buffum, A., Mattos, M., & Weber, C. (2012). Simplifying Response to Intervention: Four Essential Guiding Principles. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Conzemius, A. E., & O’Neill, J. (2014). The Handbook for SMART School Teams: Revitalizing Best Practices for Collaboration (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- DeLorenzo, R. A., Battino, W. J., Schreiber, R. M., & Gaddy-Carrio, B. (2009). Delivering on the Promise: The Education Revolution. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- DuFour, R., DuFour, R., & Eaker, R. (2008). Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work: New Insights for Improving Schools. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., & Karhanek, G. (2010). Raising the Bar and Closing the Gap: Whatever It Takes. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., Many, T. W., & Mattos, M. (2016). Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work (3rd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- DuFour, R., & Eaker, R. (1998). Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- DuFour, R., & Fullan, M. (2013). Cultures Built to Last: Systemic PLCs at Work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- DuFour, R., & Marzano, R. J. (2011). Leaders of Learning: How District, School, and Classroom Leaders Improve Student Achievement. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Eaker, R., & Keating, J. (2012). Every School, Every Team, Every Classroom: District Leadership for Growing Professional Learning Communities at Work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Eaker, R., & Keating, J. (2015). Kid by Kid, Skill by Skill: Teaching in a Professional Learning Community at Work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Friziellie, H., Schmidt, J. A., & Spiller, J. (2016). Yes We Can! General and Special Educators Collaborating in a Professional Learning Community. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Gobble, T., Onuscheck, M., Reibel, A. R., & Twadell, E. (2016). Proficiency-Based Assessment: Process, Not Product. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Gregory, G., Kaufeldt, M., & Mattos, M. (2016). Best Practices at Tier 1: Daily Differentiation for Effective Instruction, Secondary. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Heflebower, T., Hoegh, J. K., & Warrick, P. B. (2014). A School Leader’s Guide to Standards-Based Grading. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Resources.
- Heflebower, T., Hoegh, J. K., Warrick, P. B., & Flygare, J. (2019). A teacher’s Guide to Standards-Based Learning. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Resources.
- Hoegh, J. K. (2019). A Handbook for Developing and Using Proficiency Scales in the Classroom. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Resources.
- Johnson, M. (2015). How to Coach Leadership in a PLC. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Marzano, R. J. (2010). Formative Assessment and Standards-Based Grading. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Resources.
- Marzano, R. J. (2012). Becoming a Reflective Teacher. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Resources.
- Marzano, R. J. (2017). The New Art and Science of Teaching. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Marzano, R. J., Heflebower, T., Hoegh, J. K., Warrick, P. B., & Grift, G. (2016). Collaborative Teams That Transform Schools: The Next Step in PLCs. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Resources.
- Marzano, R. J., Norford, J. S., Finn, M., & Finn, D., III. (2017). A Handbook for Personalized Competency-Based Education. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Resources.
- Marzano, R. J., Scott, D., Boogren, T. H., & Newcomb, M. L. (2017). Motivating and Inspiring Students: Strategies to Awaken the Learner. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Resources.
- Marzano, R. J., Warrick, P. B., Rains, C. L., & DuFour, R. (2018). Leading a High Reliability School. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Marzano, R. J., Warrick, P. B., & Simms, J. A. (2014). A Handbook for High Reliability Schools: The Next Step in School Reform. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Resources.
- Marzano, R. J., & Waters, T. (2009). District Leadership That Works: Striking the Right Balance. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Muhammad, A. (2015). Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap: Liberating Mindsets to Effect Change. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Muhammad, A. (2018). Transforming School Culture: How to Overcome Staff Division (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Muhammad, A., & Cruz, L. F. (2019). Time for Change: Four Essential Skills for Transformational School and District Leaders. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Ruyle, M. (2019). Leading the Evolution: How to Make Personalized Competency-Based Education a Reality. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Resources.
- Schimmer, T. (2016). Grading From the Inside Out: Bringing Accuracy to Student Assessment Through a Standards-Based Mindset. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Smith, W. R. (2015). How to Launch PLCs in Your District. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Stuart, T. S., Heckmann, S., Mattos, M., & Buffum, A. (2018).Personalized Learning in a PLC at Work: Student Agency Through the Four Critical Questions. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Twadell, E., Onuscheck, M., Reibel, A. R., & Gobble, T. (2019). Proficiency-Based Instruction: Rethinking Lesson Design and Delivery. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
WEBSITES
Chapter 1
Chapter 3
Chapter 7
- Colorado Department of Education, “Colorado Academic Standards”
- California Department of Education, “Common Core State Standards”
- Georgia Department of Education
- Marzano Resources, “The Critical Concepts”
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
