Discussion: Enlisting Stakeholders in Action Planning

To prepare:

Review the following:

• The videos of the Bethel and Richland II School Districts, paying particular attention to how priorities were set
• Chapters 7 and 8 of the course text
• Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of the DuFour and Fullan (2013) text. Make sure to identify strategies laid out by the authors.
• Website and videos: http://www.allthingsplc.info/about Laureate Education (Producer). (2011b). Data-driven instruction and assessment: Bethel School District—Action planning [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
• Video: Laureate Education (Producer). (2011i). Data-driven instruction and assessment: Richland II School District—Action planning [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Video: Laureate Education (Producer). (2011k). Data-driven instruction and assessment: Spotlight on data—Analyzing and sharing data and making decisions about next steps [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
• http://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/E...
• The following web pages: (a) http://www.nsrfharmony.org/ (b) http://www.amle.org/TabId/198/ArtMID/696/ArticleID/310/Research-Summary-Professional-Learning-Communities.aspx and (c) http://www.solution-tree.com/events/plc-at-work.html.
• The following assigned readings: (a) “Understanding Resistance: Lessons From a River,” (b) Chapters 13 and 14 of The Definitive Classic in Adult Education and Human Resource Development (8th ed.), and (c) “4 Core Strategies for Implementing Change”
• The district data (Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia)