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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I: The Will and Skill
Chapter 1: Building a Powerful Partnership: PLC at Work and PBL
Chapter 2: Building Collaborative Willpower: Learning to Trust the PLC Process Using PBL
Chapter 3: Building Collaborative Skill Power: Problem–Based Learning
Part II: PBL Training Modules
Chapter 4: Shifting From Teaching to Learning
Chapter 5: Shifting From Isolation to Collaboration
Chapter 6: Shifting From Intentions to Results

PRINTABLE REPRODUCIBLES

Chapter 2: Building Collaborative Willpower: Learning to Trust the PLC Process Using PBL

• Listening to Learn Tool
• Think This, Do This: Listening to Learn
• Think This, Do This: Integrating the Learning of Others Into Your Own Understanding
• Tool for Integrating the Learning of Others Into Your Own Understanding
• Think This, Do This: Growing Professionally as Individuals and as a Team
• Tool for Growing Professionally as Individuals and as a Team
• Think This, Do This: Honoring and Trusting Your Team Members and the PLC Process
• Tool for Honoring and Trusting Your Team Members and the PLC Process

Chapter 3: Building Collaborative Skill Power: Problem–Based Learning

• Figure 3.1: PBL Learning Grid.
• Think This, Do This: PBL Mindset

Chapter 4: Shifting From Teaching to Learning

• Table 4.1: PBL Group Roles and Responsibilities
• Think This, Do This: The Purpose of School
• Think This, Do This: Practice, Policy, and Procedures
• Think This, Do This: Collective Commitments
• Think This, Do This: Goal Setting
• PBL Learning Grid: The Fundamentals
• The Fundamentals: Scene 1
• The Fundamentals: Scene 2
• The Fundamentals: Scene 3
• Guiding Questions for the Fundamentals

Chapter 5: Shifting From Isolation to Collaboration

• Table 5.1: PBL Group Roles and Responsibilities
• Think This, Do This: A Systematic Process
• Think This, Do This: Working Interdependently
• Think This, Do This: Working Collectively on Specific Items
• PBL Learning Grid: The Writing on the Wall
• The Writing on the Wall: Scene 1
• The Writing on the Wall: Scene 2
• The Writing on the Wall: Scene 3
• Guiding Questions for the Writing on the Wall

Chapter 6: Shifting From Intentions to Results

• Table 6.1: PBL Group Roles and Responsibilities
• Think This, Do This: Turning Intentions Into Actions
• Think This, Do This: Collectively Interpret Standards
• Think This, Do This: Examining Student Proficiency
• Think This, Do This: Focusing on Student Mastery
• PBL Learning Grid: Learning for All
• Learning for All: Scene 1
• Learning for All: Scene 2
• Learning for All: Scene 3
• Guiding Questions for Learning for All

SUGGESTED RESOURCES

Books

• Bayewitz, M. D., Cunningham, S. A., Ianora, J. A., Jones, B., Nielsen, M., Remmert, W., et al. (2020). Help your team: Overcoming common collaborative challenges in a PLC at Work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Boogren, T. H. (2018). The beginning teacher’s field guide: Embarking on your first years. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Buffum, A., Mattos, M., & Weber, C. (2009). Pyramid response to intervention: RTI, professional learning communities, and how to respond when kids don’t learn. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Buffum, A., Mattos, M., & Weber, C. (2012). Simplifying response to intervention: Four essential guiding principles. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Conzemius, A. E., & O’Neill, J. (2014). The handbook for SMART school teams: Revitalizing best practices for collaboration (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• DuFour, R., DuFour, R., & Eaker, R. (2008). Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work: New insights for improving schools. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., Many, T. W., & Mattos, M. (2016). Learning by doing: A handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work (3rd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., Many, T., Mattos, M., & Muhammad, A. (2024). Learning by doing: A handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work (4th ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., Mattos, M., & Muhammed, A. (2021). Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work: Proven insights for sustained, substantive school improvement (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• DuFour, R., & Eaker, R. (1998). Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best practices for enhancing student achievement. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• DuFour, R., & Marzano, R. (2011). Leaders of learning: How district, school, and classroom leaders improve student achievement. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Eaker, R., Hagadone, M., Keating, J., & Rhoades, M. (2021). Leading PLCs at Work districtwide: From boardroom to classroom. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Eaker, R., & Keating, J. (2015). Kid by kid, skill by skill: Teaching in a Professional Learning Community at Work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Kanold, T. D. (2011). The five disciplines of PLC leaders. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Kanold, T. D. (2017). HEART! Fully forming your professional life as a teacher and leader. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Many, T., Maffoni, M., Sparks, S., & Thomas, T. (2018). Amplify your impact: Coaching collaborative teams in PLCs at Work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Marzano, R. J., Warrick, P., & Simms, J. A. (2014). A handbook for high reliability schools: The next step in school reform. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Resources.
• Mattos, M., & Buffum, A. (Eds.). (2015). It’s about time: Planning interventions and extensions in secondary school. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Mattos, M., DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., & Many, T. (2016). Concise answers to frequently asked questions about Professional Learning Communities at Work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Reeves, D., & Eaker, R. (2019). 100-day leaders: Turning short-term wins into long-term success in schools. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.

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Chapter 2

• See the Evidence