50 Strategies for Activating Your PLC+

Douglas Fisher is professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously, Doug was an early intervention teacher and elementary school educator. He is a credentialed English teacher and administrator in California. In 2022, he was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame by the Literacy Research Association. He has published numerous articles on reading and literacy, leadership, and curriculum design, as well as books such as The Teacher Clarity Playbook (2nd ed.), Your Introduction to PLC+, The Illustrated Guide to Teacher Credibility, Instructional Strategies to Move Learning Forward: 50+ Tools That Support Gradual Release of Responsibility, and Welcome to Teaching!Nancy Frey is a professor in educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. She is a credentialed special educator, reading specialist, and administrator in California. She is a member of the International Literacy Association’s Literacy Research Panel. Her published titles include 50 Strategies for Activating Your PLC+, The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning, Welcome to Teaching Multilingual Learners, Teaching Foundational Skills to Adolescent Readers, and RIGOR Unveiled: A Video-Enhanced Flipbook to Promote Teacher Expertise in Relationship Building, Instruction, Goals, Organization, and Relevance. James Marshall is a professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University, where he also leads the Doctorate in Educational Leadership program. A credentialed teacher, he began his career as an informal science educator at the San Diego Zoo. Jim′s passion centers on the design of learning programs that yield predictable results. He has written broadly on needs assessment, learning initiative design, implementation, and program evaluation. His published books include Right From the Start: The Essential Guide to Implementing School Initiatives, Fixing Education Initiatives in Crisis: 24 Go-To Strategies, and RIGOR Unveiled: A Video-Enhanced Flipbook to Promote Teacher Expertise in Relationship Building, Instruction, Goals, Organization, and Relevance.

• Strategy and Usage OverviewIntroductionThe Development of Professional Learning CommunitiesStepping Into the Activator RoleActivators Make Things HappenAn Overview of This GuideYour Activation GoalYour Introduction to PLC+ Content Cross-Reference Table50 Strategies for Activating Your PLC+Activating Questions 1–51. Activating Question 1: Where are we going?2. Activating Question 2: Where are we now?3. Activating Question 3: How do we move learning forward?4. Activating Question 4: What did we learn today?5. Activating Question 5: Who benefited and who did not benefit?Activator Skills and Abilities6. Activator Skills and Abilities: Activating to Achieve a True Impact on Learning7. Activator Skills and Abilities: Assessing Your Activator Fitness Level8. Activator Skills and Abilities: Defining Your Activator Role9. Activator Skills and Abilities: Developing Successful PLC+ Activators10. Activator Skills and Abilities: Facilitation Self-Assessment11. Activator Skills and Abilities: Facilitating With Grace12. Activator Skills and Abilities: Finding the Key ActivatorContinuous Improvement13. Continuous Improvement: Discussions and Actions14. Continuous Improvement: Making Course Corrections15. Continuous Improvement: Taking Priority Practices to Scale16. Continuous Improvement: Strong Team Structures to Achieve High FunctionFunction and Impact17. Function and Impact: Activating Others by Sharing Your PLC+ Success18. Function and Impact: Applying Evaluative Thinking19. Function and Impact: Assessing PLC+ Readiness20. Function and Impact: Assessing Your Current PLC+ Performance21. Function and Impact: Building Momentum With Early Wins22. Function and Impact: Evaluating Your PLC+ Progress and Impact23. Function and Impact: Increasing Impact in PLC+ Teams24. Function and Impact: Realizing the Optimal Combination of Function and ImpactMeeting Moves25. Meeting Moves: Coming to Agreement About Professional Learning26. Meeting Moves: Documentation and Note-Taking27. Meeting Moves: Effectively Activating When Meetings Become Challenging28. Meeting Moves: Establishing Norms29. Meeting Moves: Establishing PLC+ Roles30. Meeting Moves: Finding Solid Ground in Assessments and Data31. Meeting Moves: Social Emotional Check-Ins32. Meeting Moves: Utilizing Authentic Instructional ProtocolsNorms of Collaborative Work33. Norms of Collaborative Work 1: Pausing34. Norms of Collaborative Work 2: Paraphrasing35. Norms of Collaborative Work 3: Posing Questions36. Norms of Collaborative Work 4: Providing Data37. Norms of Collaborative Work 5: Putting Ideas on the Table38. Norms of Collaborative Work 6: Paying Attention to Self and Others39. Norms of Collaborative Work 7: Presuming Positive IntentionsTeam Dynamics40. Team Dynamics: Achieving Team Psychological Safety41. Team Dynamics: Activating Dialogue When Topics Become Sensitive42. Team Dynamics: Activating When Team Members Do Not Want to Change43. Team Dynamics: Analyzing and Describing Team Strengths44. Team Dynamics: Breaking Barriers, Bringing Team Members Together45. Team Dynamics: Countering Resistance With Will, Skill, Knowledge, Capacity, and Emotional Support46. Team Dynamics: From Independent to an Interdependent PLC+Time Matters47. Time Matters: Developing an Assessment Calendar48. Time Matters: Scheduling PLC+ Meetings49. Time Matters: Setting Aside Time for the PLC+Reflecting on Your Activation of the PLC+ Journey50. Metareflection and Intention Setting With the 5DsReferencesIndex