The PLC+ Playbook, Grades K-12: A Hands-On Guide to Collectively Improving Student Learning

Help your PLC+ group to work wiser, not harder. This practical guide to planning and implementing PLC+ groups in a collaborative setting is designed to equip professional learning community teams with the tools they need to work effectively toward improving student learning.    Designed as an accompanying resource to PLC+: Better Decisions and Greater Impact by Design, the Playbook helps educators bring the PLC+ framework to life by supporting teams as they answer the five guiding questions that comprise a PLC+:  Where are we going?  Where are we now? How do we move learning forward? What did we learn today?  Who benefited and who did not benefit? Twenty-three modules support PLC+ groups as they work through one entire cycle of learning, addressing the five questions and four cross-cutting themes—equity, high expectations, individual and collective efficacy, and effective team activation and facilitation. Tools to support implementation of the PLC+ framework are embedded throughout the Playbook:  Blank templates allow team members to record their work for every module Step-by-step instructions guide PLC+ groups to facilitate productive discussion, engage in professional learning, and gather and analyze evidence of student learning Crosscutting themes provide cohesion and focus throughout the work  PLC+ groups can utilize each activity in the Playbook or find an appropriate entry point and continue the work of building PLC+. Engage in deeper learning around the ideas and concepts central to PLC+ and make greater equity and efficacy a reality in your school or district. 

Table of Contents:
List of Videos About the Authors Acknowledgments Welcome to the PLC+ Playbook Module 1: The Purpose and Status of Your PLC+ Put the Playbook to Work for You PLC Defined PLC+ Guiding Questions Module 2: Crosscutting Values and Opportunities to Grow Your PLC+ Team Put the Playbook to Work for You Crosscutting Values SWOT Analysis Module 3: On Your Own: The Plus Is You Put the Playbook to Work for You Your Individual Identity Teacher Credibility Teacher Credibility and Its Intersection With Crosscutting Values Teacher Self-Efficacy Teacher Self-Efficacy and Its Intersection With Crosscutting Values Module 4: Collective Efficacy and Credibility in a PLC+ Put the Playbook to Work for You Revisiting Teacher Credibility and Teacher Self-Efficacy From Individual to Collective Teacher Efficacy Setting Norms for Our Ways of Work Norms for Our Ways of Work in Our PLC+ Module 5: Guiding Question 1: Where Are We Going? Analyze Standards Put the Playbook to Work for You Analyzing Standards Design the Learning Progression Develop Daily Learning Intentions Identify Success Criteria Complete PLC+ Template for Guiding Question 1: Where Are We Going? Module 6: Where Are We Going? Crosscutting Values Check Put the Playbook to Work for You Equity and Expectations Values Checklist Activate Learning for Myself and Others Checklist Collective Efficacy Checklist Module 7: Guiding Question 2: Where Are We Now? Data Collection Put the Playbook to Work for You Initial Assessment Data Collection Data Gathering Module 8: Where Are We Now? Data Analysis, Common Challenges, and Misconception Analysis Put the Playbook to Work for You Data Analysis Protocol Common Challenge Protocol Identify Student Misconceptions Module 9: Where Are We Now? Crosscutting Values Check Put the Playbook to Work for You Equity and Expectations Values Checklist Activate Learning for Myself and Others Checklist Collective Efficacy Checklist Module 10: Guiding Question 3: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Strengthening Our Teaching Practices Put the Playbook to Work for You Pair Teaching Strategies With Evidence Gathering Coaching Corners Protocol Module 11: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Assignment Analysis Put the Playbook to Work for You Assignment Analysis Tool Module 12: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Learning Walks Put the Playbook to Work for You What Is a Learning Walk? Types of Learning Walks and Their Purposes Module 13: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Microteaching Put the Playbook to Work for You Microteaching in a Professional Learning Community Preparation for Microteaching: The Volunteer Teacher Module 14: How Do We Move Learning Forward? Crosscutting Values Check Put the Playbook to Work for You Equity and Expectations Values Checklist Activate Learning for Myself and Others Checklist Collective Efficacy Checklist Module 15: Guiding Question 4: What Did We Learn Today? Put the Playbook to Work for You Build the Habit of Reflection Module 16: What Did We Learn Today? Build Expert Noticing Put the Playbook to Work for You Expert Noticing: How Is Our PLC+ Using Student Evidence of Learning? Expert Noticing Video Protocol Noticing Note-Taking Guide Module 17: What Did We Learn Today? Common Assessments Put the Playbook to Work for You Common Assessments/Quality Assessment Evidence Design a Common Assessment to Use for Preunit and Postunit Comparisons Module 18: What Did We Learn Today? Determining Impact and Comparing Progress and Achievement Put the Playbook to Work for You Determining Impact Progress Versus Achievement Visualizing Data Module 19: What Did We Learn Today? Crosscutting Values Check Put the Playbook to Work for You Equity and Expectations Values Overcoming Obstacles to Talking About Learning Equity and Expectations Values Checklist Activate Learning for Myself and Others Checklist Collective Efficacy Checklist Module 20: Guiding Question 5: Who Benefited and Who Did Not Benefit? Put the Playbook to Work for You On Your Own Data Review On Your Own Equity Audit Protocol: Revisit the Data as a Team Module 21: Who Benefited and Who Did Not Benefit? Responding to Improve Student Learning Put the Playbook to Work for You The Vital Nature of Progress Monitoring Tiered Intervention Progress Monitoring Protocol Module 22: Who Benefited and Who Did Not Benefit? Crosscutting Values Check Put the Playbook to Work for You Equity and Expectations Values Checklist Activate Learning for Myself and Others Checklist Collective Efficacy Checklist References