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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Proven Insights Into Professional Learning Communities at Work
Chapter 2: The Case for Professional Learning Communities at Work
Chapter 3: The Challenge of Cultural Change
Chapter 4: The Four Pillars of a Professional Learning Community: Shared Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals
Chapter 5: Teaching in a Collaborative Culture
Chapter 6: Essential Learning and Assessment in a PLC
Chapter 7: Interventions and Extensions in a PLC
Chapter 8: The Role of the Principal in a PLC
Chapter 9: The Role of the Superintendent and the Central Office in a PLC
Chapter 10: How to Sustain the PLC Process
Appendix A: Support for Professional Learning Communities
Appendix B: Artifacts

STUDY GUIDE

• Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work®, Second Edition Study Guide

REPRODUCIBLES

• Table 3.1: Cultural Shifts in a Professional Learning Community

• Advocates for Professional Learning Communities: Finding Common Ground in Education Reform

SUGGESTED RESOURCES

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Websites

• AllThingsPLC
• Model PLC application
• Model PLC locator
• PLC at Work glossary of key terms and concepts
• The Professional Learning Communities at Work Continuum: Laying the Foundation