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A Teacher's Guide to Vital Collaboration: Facilitating Evidence-Driven Inquiry in Plcs to Improve Teaching and Learning

A Teacher's Guide to Vital Collaboration: Facilitating Evidence-Driven Inquiry in Plcs to Improve Teaching and Learning

Perks, Kevin

Paperback

Series: Vital Education

General Education

ISBN10: 0807787027
ISBN13: 9780807787021
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: May 23 2025
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.32 Depth: 8.92
Language: English

Maximize the impact of every PLC session with the strategies, protocols, and facilitation guidance provided by this guide co-published with WestEd, a research, development, and service agency working to increase opportunities for children, youth, and adults.

K-12 educators will find a structured, evidence-driven approach to Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), offering powerful tools and facilitation techniques to enhance both teaching and professional growth.

Unlike typical approaches to data teams, the VITAL (Visibly Improving Teaching and Learning) Collaboration model uses concrete evidence from teacher practice and student learning to establish clear goals and pathways for equitable instructional improvement. It facilitates visible growth in both teachers and students by examining artifacts such as lessons, classroom observations, student work, and assessment data. The comprehensive framework integrates insights from research on teacher efficacy, improvement science, professional learning communities, and lesson study to optimize collaborative efforts. Teachers and school leaders will find practical strategies, protocols, and facilitation guidance to foster a culture of continuous improvement within their PLCs.

Whether you are enhancing your instructional practices or working with colleagues toward better outcomes, this guide will help you maximize the impact of every PLC session. This book, co-published by WestEd, is an excellent companion to Kevin Perks's A School Leader's Guide to VITAL Collaboration.

Visit vital.wested.org to bring customized professional learning from WestEd to your school or district. WestEd's approach drives rapid instructional growth and student achievement using the VITAL framework and related teaching and leading strategies in this book.

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