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Celebrating in a PLC at Work®
A Leader’s Guide to Building Collective Efficacy and High‑Performing Collaborative Teams
When leaders foster a culture of frequent, specific recognition in their school system, it allows collaborative teams to function at high levels. In this book, the authors demonstrate how celebrating the “right work” of professional learning communities stimulates the culture shift necessary for successful PLC implementation. Using intentional celebrations, K–12 leaders can improve collaborative team performance, resulting in higher student achievement.
Benefits
- Understand why celebration is critical to developing a high-functioning PLC
- Create opportunities to celebrate achievements of the right work in all areas of the PLC process
- Witness how local and system leaders have effectively implemented celebration practices in their PLCs
- Customize the book’s templates and tools based on what will work best for a school or system
- Utilize reflective questions and journal prompts to enhance the reading experience and application
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I: Culture Shifts and Celebration
Chapter 1: Celebrating for PLC Transformation
Chapter 2: Celebrating as a Catalyst for Change
Chapter 3: Leveraging Celebrations in Your Leadership
Part II: Celebration of the Big Ideas
Chapter 4: Celebrating a Focus on Learning
Chapter 5: Celebrating Collaboration and Collective Responsibility
Chapter 6: Celebrating Results
PRINTABLE REPRODUCIBLES
Introduction
Chapter 1: Celebrating for PLC Transformation
- Figure 1.1: Planning for Celebrations Worksheet
- Figure 1.2: Celebrating the District or School Office Personnel’s Contribution to Learning
- Figure 1.3: Cultural Shifts in a PLC Survey Tool
- Figure 1.4: PLC Culture Shift Strategic Plan
- Figure 1.5: Cass High School’s PLC Culture Shift Strategic Plan
- Chapter 1 Reflection Questions
- Chapter 1 Journal Prompts
Chapter 2: Celebrating as a Catalyst for Change
- Figure 2.1: Celebrating Productive Struggle Tool
- Figure 2.2: Celebrating My Teammate Tool
- Figure 2.3: Celebrating Through Collective Inquiry Tool
- Figure 2.4: Risk Tolerance Survey
- Chapter 2 Reflection Questions
- Chapter 2 Journal Prompts
Chapter 3: Leveraging Celebrations in Your Leadership
- Figure 3.1: Three Principals, a Horse, and the First Day of School—Feedback on Your Leadership
- Figure 3.2: Guiding Coalition Member Selection Worksheet
- Figure 3.3: Responsibilities and Actions of the Guiding Coalition
- Figure 3.4: Subcommittee Participant Table
- Figure 3.5: Guiding Coalition Leadership Efficacy Analysis Tool
- Figure 3.6: Guiding Coalition Analysis Tool for Individual Analysis
- Figure 3.7: Celebrating Your Leadership in the Guiding Coalition
- Chapter 3 Reflection Questions
- Chapter 3 Journal Prompts
Chapter 4: Celebrating a Focus on Learning
- Figure 4.1: Collaborative Team REAL Celebration Tool
- Figure 4.2: Essential Standards Workshop Prework
- Figure 4.3: Essential Standards Workshop Celebration Tool
- Figure 4.4: Collaborative Team Impact Check Form
- Chapter 4 Reflection Questions
- Chapter 4 Journal Prompts
Chapter 5: Celebrating Collaboration and Collective Responsibility
- Figure 5.1: What Does Collaboration Look Like?
- Figure 5.2: What Does Collaboration Sound Like?
- Figure 5.3: What Does Collaboration Feel Like?
- Figure 5.4: What High-Functioning Collaborative Teams Look, Sound, and Feel Like
- Figure 5.5: Collaborative Culture and Collective Responsibility Success Criteria
- Chapter 5 Reflection Questions
- Chapter 5 Journal Prompts
Chapter 6: Celebrating Results
- Figure 6.1: “Results That Matter” Worksheet
- Figure 6.2: Turning Results Into Celebration
- Figure 6.4: Results-Oriented Success Criteria—Progress-Monitoring and Celebration Survey
- Figure 6.5: Celebrating Our Team’s Success the SMART Way
- Figure 6.6: High-Functioning Collaborative Team (A-Team) Application
- Figure 6.7: High-Functioning Collaborative Team Application Review Worksheet
- Chapter 6 Reflection Questions
- Chapter 6 Journal Prompts
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Books
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