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Tracy Nelson
With more than 30 years of experience in education, Tracy Nelson specializes in supporting districts, buildings, and teams in developing and implementing practices that bring clarity and focus to professional learning communities
Tracy Nelson
Tracy Nelson served as the districtwide elementary English language arts teacher on special assignment in the White River School District, a Model Professional Learning Community (PLC) at Work® district in Buckley, Washington. With over 30 years of experience in education, Tracy specializes in supporting districts, buildings, and teams in developing and implementing tools and practices that bring clarity and focus to PLC work. Tracy spent 26 years in the classroom before moving to her districtwide role.
Tracy is the recipient of the Washington State Sharon Christa Mcauliffe Award for Excellence. She was also named Puget Sound Educational Service District Teacher of the Year and Washington State Teacher of the Year Finalist in 2003.
She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and her elementary education certification from Western Washington University.
PLC at Work®
PLC at Work® experts have proven success in leading the PLC at Work process in a school or district. Work with them to implement a focus on learning, build a collaborative culture, and create a results orientation that leads to sustained, substantive school improvement.
Presentations by Tracy Nelson
- An Overview of Tools and Practices of Highly Effective Teams
- Developing Structures and Tools That Support Highly Effective Teams
- Daily Practices of Highly Effective Teams
- From Essential Standards to Proficiency Scales to Learning Targets to Learning
- Unit Planning for Instructional Clarity
- Developing Common Formative Assessments
- Analyzing Data to Create a Plan of Action
