In this hands-on training, general and special educators will engage in utilizing PLC best practices to further develop collaborative partnerships, close achievement gaps, and maximize learning for all. Educators will solidify this sustainable system and mindset of collaboration, building upon a PLC foundation of shared knowledge and vocabulary as a part of a Tier 1 foundation. Participants may also discuss the process of identifying essential standards to answer PLC Question 1: What is it we want our students to know and be able to do? and PLC Question 2: How will we know if they have learned it?

• Understand the balance of culture and technical change along with the learning communities and how these operate for the district, school, team, and individual.

• Creating and maintaining a healthy collaborative culture

• Utilize the Four Critical Questions every PLC must address as context for this work

• Develop skills in common formative assessment design to ensure adequate data is gathered

• Learn strategies for building a school culture and equitable environment that believes all students can succeed.

• Examine collaborative structures - including role identification and expectations with shared responsibility and expertise for supporting all kids - to support high levels of learning.

• Utilize protocols for unpacking and prioritizing units at the team level, including scaffolding instruction (e.g., Essential Standards Unit Plan).

• Design standards-aligned instruction with a focus on tailoring learning based on data.

• Understand the connections among continuous improvement, the MTSS Framework, professional learning communities (PLCs), and special education.

• Further develop systems for efficiently and formatively monitoring student progress toward learning goals. (Tie it all together - Connects with Formative Assessment & Designing from Leadership outcomes)