Resources


 * TITLE || AUTHOR || TOPICS ||
 * __Awakening the Sleeping Giant__ || Marilyn Katzenmyer || What is teacher leadership, garnering support for teacher leadership, developing teacher leaders, honoring the uniqueness of teacher leaders, building a culture that supports teacher leadership, and influencing other through teacher leadership ||
 * __Handbook for SMART School Teams__ || Anne Conzemius, Jan ONeill || Structures for teamwork, basics of effective teamwork, group processes and planning tools, benefits of thinking like a system, and the role of professional development in learning communities ||
 * __Whatever it Takes: How PLC’s respond when kids don’t learn__ || Becky DuFour, Robert Eaker, Gayle Karhanek, and Richard DuFour || Whatever it Takes examines the question, “What happens when, despite our best efforts in the classroom, a student does not learn? A PLC will create a school-wide system of interventions that provides all students with additional time and support when they experience difficulty in their learning. Case study of Adlai Stevenson High School and Freeport Intermediate School ||
 * __Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement__ || Richard DuFour and Robert Eaker || This resource guides you through recommendations drawn from the best practices found in schools nationwide for continuously improving school performance. The book provides specific, practical “how-to” information about transforming schools into results-oriented professional learning communities ||
 * __Connecting Teacher Leadership and School Improvement__ || Joseph Murphy || **//Connecting Teacher Leadership and School Improvement//** is the first book to synthesize theoretical, empirical, and practice-based literature to provide a comprehensive look at what is known about teacher leadership and what works to support it. The first part of the book explores the core concepts of teacher leadership, while the second part shows readers how to establish the context in their school or district to cultivate and support teacher leaders. ||
 * __Educators as Learners__ || Penelope Wald and Michael Castleberry || How can schools develop a shared vision that embraces the aspiration of all members of the school community? How can members of a learning community work together to build the knowledge and processes needed for student success? This book describes a professional development model that supports educators and families in learning and growing together. It offers a theoretical framework and practical guidance for renewing the capacity of schools to produce positive results for all children. ||
 * __Teacher Leadership that Strengthens Professional Practice__ || Charlotte Danielson || In short, this book gives individuals and schools a practical framework for tapping teachers' leadership potential and marshaling their efforts to better educate students and create a stronger learning community. As Danielson convincingly shows, genuine teacher leadership is a powerful force for constructive change. ||
 * __School Leadership that Works from Research to Results__ || Robert J. Marzano, Timothy Waters, and Brian A. McNulty ||
 * __Getting Started__ || Richard Dufour, Robert Eaker, Rebecca DuFour, Dennis Sparks || This book addresses the questions that arise when transforming into PLC’s – Where do we begin? Authors suggest finding time for transformation, lessons learned from one school’s transition, and a section with tools and samples. ||
 * __Excerpts from The Culture of Poverty__ || Ruby Payne ||  ||
 * __Winning__ || Jack Welch || Chapter on candor ||
 * __Who moved my Cheese?__ || Spencer Johnson || The story of Who Moved My Cheese? was created by Dr. Spencer Johnson to help him deal with a difficult change in his life. It showed him how to take his changing situation seriously but not take himself so seriously. ||