Workshop Overview

In this interactive workshop, Janel Keating shows how to align the work of every PLC team districtwide—from the boardroom to the classroom. 

You will explore the four types of teams and how they can work together. The session also looks at the district office’s role in supporting PLC at Work® and driving school improvement. Practical tools and strategies help you create continuous improvement through a top-down and bottom-up cycle. 

The workshop highlights the critical role of principals. Using the essential standards and the four guiding questions of learning, principals will gain specific tools to lead with confidence and accelerate student success. 

Learning Outcomes

• View and discuss videos of all four critical teams in the district.
  
  

• Study real examples and artifacts that showcase best practices in collaboration and student learning.
  
  

• Learn how to set collaboration expectations and create timelines that maximize productivity.
  
  

• Discover a process for building a districtwide guaranteed and viable curriculum.
  
  

• Gain strategies for analyzing student learning and making data-driven decisions.
  
  

• Use protocols and templates to move student learning forward.
  
  

• Uncover the value of team leaders and the school leadership team.
  
  

• See why a visual districtwide plan and collaboration calendar are key for accountability and support.
  
  

• Receive templates for planning activities and monitoring progress.

Supporting Information

• Agenda

• Chapter 1 Slides

• Chapter 2 Slides

• Chapter 3 Slides

• Chapter 4 Slides

• Aligning PLCs Districtwide Slides

• Extra Slides

• Goals Slide

• Handout

• Elementary TACA

• Lenny, the Learning Target Specialist (Chat GPT)

• Sixth-Grade TACA

• WRHS TACA

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