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Building a Professional Learning Community at Work™: A Guide to the First Year “Graham and Ferriter set out to restore the faith of educators that their efforts can have a significant impact on student achievement. They weave a story that is both refreshingly candid and powerfully compelling. [They] write with the honesty and insight that can only be acquired through direct experience. “One of the most common questions we hear from educators who become willing to implement the PLC concept in their own schools is, 'But where do we start?' Graham and Ferriter have answered that question, very specifically, in this powerful book. It is a wonderful contribution to the literature on Professional Learning Communities at Work™, and we highly recommend it to educators at all levels.” —From the Foreword by Richard and Rebecca DuFour
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Raising the Bar and Closing the Gap: Whatever It Takes
“For years I have carried Whatever It Takes wherever I go because it shows school leaders in considerable detail what to do if they really want all their students to achieve proficiency—not just some. The pyramid of interventions, so clearly described at the elementary-, middle-, and high-school levels in this first book, became the template for schools all over the country to achieve groundbreaking results. But now the authors have added the missing link to bring their vital work to scale. “Raising the Bar and Closing the Gap has all the eloquence and moral commitment of the first book, and all its detail. But now we have a systems approach and a set of guidelines to bring the pyramid to entire school districts and high-functioning PLCs to every building. In the second half of the book, case study after case study provides specific implementation ideas and engaging stories with the unifying thread of using data well combined with strong culture building and determination that all students will succeed. “It is so rare to find a work that combines high moral purpose, a systemic approach, and specific usable ideas. Now that we have this map, everyone must study it and engage it!” —Jonathon Saphier, founder and president of Research for Better Teaching, Inc.
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