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Table of Contents

Introduction: An Unprecedented Shift in Teaching and Learning
Chapter 1: The Three Big Ideas
Chapter 2: The Foundational Elements
Chapter 3: Creation and Maintenance of a PLC Culture in a Virtual Environment
Chapter 4: Teacher Collaboration in a Virtual PLC
Chapter 5: Assessment, Intervention, and Enrichment in a Virtual PLC
Chapter 6: Leadership in a Virtual Environment
Epilogue
Appendix

STUDY GUIDE

• Virtual PLCs at Work® Study Guide

REPRODUCIBLES

Introduction

• Figure 1.1: PLC road map

Chapter 2

• Figure 2.2: Alignment of the three big ideas, four pillars, and four critical questions of a PLC at Work

Chapter 5

• Table 5.5: Virtual Formative Assessment Tools for Learning Targets

Chapter 6

• Table 6.1: Expectations of the Guiding Coalition in Virtual Environments

Appendix

• Quick Tips to Consider in a Virtual PLC
• Virtual Action Planner for Supporting a Focus on Learning Virtually
• Virtual Action Planner for Supporting a Virtual Collaborative Culture
• Virtual Team SMART Goal Worksheet
• Virtual Action Planner for Supporting a Virtual Results Orientation
• Virtual Action Planner for Creating a Shared Mission Virtually
• Example Virtual Action Planner for Creating a Shared Mission Virtually
• Virtual Action Planner for Creating a Shared Vision Virtually
• Virtual Action Planner for Developing Values and Collective Commitments Virtually
• Virtual Action Planner for Virtually Developing Tight and Loose Expectations
• Virtual Action Planner for Creating a Virtual Team Foundation
• Virtual Team Unit Plan and Assessment Map
• Virtual Essential Standards Scorecard
• Virtual Team Learning Targets Worksheet
• Virtual Team Learning-Target Pacing Calendar
• Software and Technology for Virtual School Use
• Virtual Action Planner for Establishing the Essential Standards Through Collective Inquiry
• Virtual Action Planner for Unpacking Essential Standards to Identify Learning Targets
• Leadership Characteristic Inventory System
• Virtual Action Planner for Virtually Establishing Expectations for Principals and Guiding Coalitions

SUGGESTED RESOURCES

Books

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