Books
Singletons in a PLC at Work
Navigating On-Ramps to Meaningful Collaboration
In a professional learning community, isolation is the enemy of school improvement. But what does collaboration among teachers look like when you can’t easily identify with a team? This book will help singleton teachers first develop clarity on learning essentials, then find creative entry points to form collaborative teams.
Download For Free
These files may have been referenced during one of my trainings and are here for your use to improve your school. Click on an image and it will open automatically.
Subscribe to Download
These resources are ones that I made or directly contributed to making. I require an email address to gain access to these files so that I may stay in contact with those who are using my materials and to let you know when new downloadables are available.
Downloads For Sale
These are valuable products I have created for school leaders on the PLC journey. They cover a variety of aspects for leading a PLC school and were extremely helpful to me as a principal year after year. Once purchased and downloaded, feel free to customize them to meet your needs, but keep in mind: There are no refunds. If you need more information about any of these products before purchasing, please feel free to use the contact form on this website and I will be glad to answer all of your questions.
Assistant Principal Expectations $8
Setting clear expectations for assistant principals is a key to reducing a mismatch of expectations among administrators. This sample not only gives overall leadership beliefs, but also gives specifics to reduce ambiguity.
Back to School Night PowerPoint $5
The slide deck is customizable, and gives parents info not only on the school, but how to handle issues that arise, and who to contact when something doesn’t seem right. The slides include reminders to the presenter of things to say during the presentation and emails to send out to the teaching staff a few days before the evening.
Building a Leadership Team $8
Not every decision needs to be made by the principal – and decisions that can be made collaboratively should be. But what are the limits for such decision-making teams? Who should be on the team? These questions and more are addressed in the customizable team charter and problem analysis form.
Classroom Questioning Techniques $5
How does a teacher get formative data on students while class is happening? Through proper thoughtful questioning techniques! Educators are provided with a flowchart to practice student questioning in ways that increase student thinking and give educators immediate formative feedback to determine pacing of the lesson. The rationale for proper questioning techniques is given, as well as tips for implementation.
Collaborative Team Products Templates $10
If you want to guide your teams through the PLC process, these templates do just that, as they walk teams through the conversations they should be having. These templates are easy to understand and have timelines for when these discussions should be completed within a unit of study. Completed templates should be reviewed by school leadership teams to give feedback to teacher teams and to find examples of great team work to celebrate.
Concise Culture Survey for staff $5
Questions include survey respondent’s knowledge about why the PLC process is being done, how to do the PLC process, and if staff is feeling supported in their PLC process work. This simple survey can be given periodically to give leadership insights into staff needs as they change over time.
Counselor Expectations $5
Are the expectations for counselors at your school clear? Principals need to be specific so that these incredible colleagues know the expectations. This sample is provided from a middle school and is customizable to your specific situation.
General Admin Expectations for Teachers $5
Have you clearly spelled out your expectations for teachers, including what five parts need to be in every lesson plan, the expectations for Parent Teacher conferences, and videos teachers can show? This five-page, customizable document includes attendance expectations, timelines for returning parent communication, and many other typical situations, where expectations need to be clear to teachers.
New Teacher Orientation
Do you have a way to ensure your new hires know what really matters at your school? This customizable PowerPoint allows an administrator to use and improve a template for this critical meeting year after year.
PLC Steps $5
Have you ever wondered if a checklist exists that lets educators know the steps that they should prepare to become a PLC school from start to finish? If you have some experience with the PLC process, this list will help you ensure that your school has considered the main things along the way.
PLC Teacher Interview Questions $5
It is critical to hire team players for your PLC school! These practical interview questions can help a team determine if a teacher candidate is a good fit.