Does your PLC have trouble staying focused? Do you find the conversation drifts into topics that are unrelated to the purposes of PLC time? If so this episode may contain some very helpful strategies for you!  Credit to http://schoolreforminitiative.org for hosting dozens of helpful PLC protocols!

Let's talk about some keys to the success of a PLC. Common Curriculum. Focus on Student Achievement. Impact on Educator Effectiveness. What's keeping your PLC from truly achieving the purpose of being a Professional Learning Community?

The first in a mini-series on PLCs, this episode will explore the true definition of a PLC - a Professional Learning Community. Without an understanding and application of what "Professional Learning Community" means, its difficult, if not impossible to run an effective PLC. 

Some states, like Florida, have formalized ways to measure student learning gains. But it's limited to only two subjects and a few grade levels, at least in Florida. What if there was a way to measure student learning gains for any subject and any grade level? In this episode we will talk about ways to track and measure student learning gains and why this is important.

This is our final episode in our mini-series on creating quality assessment items.  This episode focuses on how to create quality rubrics. Rubrics can be used to assess non-traditional assessment items like written responses, performances, and creations.  But, not all rubrics are created equal.  Tune in for some tips on creating high quality rubrics.
Better assessments = better data.

Continuing our mini-series on creating quality assessment items, this episode delves into fill-in-the blank and written response items.  There are good guidelines to ensuring that your items can yield the best reflection of your students' understanding and also some things you should not do when creating assessment items.  Better assessments = better data.

Getting quality assessments data requires quality assessments. This is the third episode in a series about writing good assessment items.  We talk about the what-to-do and the what-not-to-do for writing True/False and Matching items.  Better assessments = better data.

Multiple choice items are probably the most popular assessment item type for classroom teachers.  To craft a quality multiple choice item, teachers must be aware of some common mistakes and best practices. We cover those in this episode in the hopes that assessments everywhere will benefit!  Better assessments = better data.