Professional Learning Communities

This page contains videos that you may find helpful.  Topics include PLCs and Leadership.

THE PRINCIPAL STORY (Wallace Foundation)

The Principal Story (Wallace Foundation)

DEALING WITH TEACHERS WHO ARE RESISTANT TO CHANGE:

Effective leadership is one of the most critical aspects of school and district success. However, a NCREL study NCREL found that 70 percent of principals feel somewhat or completely unprepared to be instructional leaders. Just as teachers need training to become their best, school and district-level administrators greatly benefit from professional development designed specifically for them.
Whether you are dealing with difficult teachers, establishing professional learning communities, or instituting a comprehensive reform policy, the School Improvement Network has resources to support you. Our leadership library is the most comprehensive available and provides research-based learning for principals, aspiring leaders, district administrators, and other instructional leaders.

DEALING WITH TEACHERS WHO ARE RESISTANT TO CHANGE: (2)

WHAT GREAT TEACHERS DO DIFFERENTLY

Todd Whitaker describes the beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and interactions that form the fabric of life in our best classrooms and schools. He focuses on the specific things that great teachers do … that others do not.

WHAT GREAT PRINCIPALS GO DIFFERENTLY

What are the specific qualities and practices of great principals which elevate them above the rest? Blending school-centered studies and experience working with hundreds of administrators, the author reveals the 15 things that the most successful principals do and that other principals do not.

THE POWER OF PLCs AT WORK

The clip from this video set introduces the concepts and practices of professional learning communities. Hear practitioners say why PLC is not just a trendy initiative or program but a way of doing things.

COLLABORATIVE TEAMS IN PLCs AT WORK

This clip from the training video details different team structures in a PLC. Educators talk about the importance of collaboration for improving instruction in every classroom.

LEADERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AT WORK™ LEARNING BY DOING

Watch leaders in action within a professional learning community. This short program for PLC leaders uses unscripted interviews and footage from schools to illustrate the role of effective leadership, particularly from the principal, in embedding PLC practices and values in a school.

THROUGH NEW EYES CLIP 1

This clip from the training video Through New Eyes shows how easily a struggling Freshman can fall through the cracks in a traditional high school with no system of interventions in place.

ANTHONY MUHAMMAND:  REDEFINING THE NORM

Dr. Muhammad challenges educators to change the way they think about youth at risk in order to close achievement gaps. Learning for all requires a shift in status quo in education.

ROBERT MARZANO:  STANDARDS-BASED REPORTING AND FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Dr. Marzano explores the problems with time-based education and the merits of a standards-based system.

WAYNE HULLEY:  GETTING BY OR GETTING BETTER

Wayne shows how schools can improve by following the Seven Correlates of Effective Schools. This keynote is based on Wayne’s book, Getting By or Getting Better.

RICK DUFOUR:  GROUPS vs TEAMS

Richard DuFour highlights the difference between a group and a team. He explains the attributes essential to a high-functioning.

DOUGLAS REEVES

Douglas Reeves discusses why it is such a challenge to assign most qualified teachers to students with greatest needs. Money alone is not a solution. Teachers need to be guaranteed safety and respect.

BEA MCGARVEY:  GETTING BUY-IN

Bea McGarvey shares effective ways to get buy-in for instructional strategies from teachers and students.