Inspirational Stories

Transforming Professional Culture: The Unadilla Valley CSD PLC Journey

Robert J. Mackey in New Berlin, NY • April 28, 2014

The first seven years of our journey have been similar to a roller coaster ride, fast, scary, heart stopping; however, amazing and exhilarating at the same time! See the . . . Read more

Our PLC Process

Freeburg Community HS Staff in Freeburg, IL • January 25, 2013

1. Monitoring student learning on a timely basis. Teachers have worked hard and have been instructed to do formative assessments at the end of every period. Different teachers . . . Read more

Focusing on Student Learning (Oskaloosa, Iowa)

Dr. Mary Cooksley, Director of Curriculum and Instruction in Oskaloosa, Iowa • February 14, 2012

We are currently in only our second year as a PLC, but by the progress we are making you might think we have been at it longer. It really is a testament to the dedicated, . . . Read more

Pennfield Elementary School (Pennfield, NB)

Principal in Pennfield, Nebraska • July 1, 2010

I am a principal of a small rural school – K-4 – with a teaching staff of 6 including myself. In order for the team to meet on a regular basis we had to adjust the . . . Read more