Brilliance in the Building

Meet any challenge, any day, with clarity, competence, and confidence. Written with the needs of urban educators in mind, this essential guide shares specific action steps and ready-to-use tools for supporting successful professional learning communities. From scheduling teacher collaboration time to using data to inform high-quality instruction, author Bo Ryan delivers field-tested practices that lead to high levels of student achievement.

• Access excellent, data-backed reproducibles
• Make immediate changes that positively impact student learning
• Realize the value in the resources you have and leverage them
• Gain insight into the PLC process
• Reflect on your own personal mindsets and ways you personally can improve

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Culture of Care
Chapter 2: A Culture of Collaboration
Chapter 3: A Culture of Learning
Chapter 4: A Culture of Effective Instruction
Chapter 5: A Culture of Continuous Improvement
Final Thoughts
Appendix
Strategy Implementation Guide
Learning Block Planning Tool
Data Team Meeting Templates
Teacher Framework
Intervention Action Plan
Learning Block Planning Tool Examples
References and Resources
Index