Chapter 8
This is what a PLC calls it when students don’t master essential skills the first time.
What is “when some students don’t learn”?
This is the first step leaders take to ensure new staff members are successful—finding the right person for the job.
What is hiring?
This is a way to acknowledge successes and milestones in a PLC to boost morale and motivation.
What is celebrating?
This is the overall goal when spreading the PLC process across all schools in a district.
What is district-wide improvement in student learning?
The number of different shaped pieces there are in the video game Tetris.
What is 7?
According to Chapter 8, this type of response must be systematic—not optional—when students struggle.
What is an intervention?
This structured process helps new staff learn the culture, expectations, and practices of the school or PLC.
What is orientation (or onboarding)?
When disagreements arise in a PLC, this process helps members work through differing opinions constructively.
What is addressing conflict?
PLCs are not just for individual schools—they should be implemented at this level for maximum impact.
What is the district level?
This chip brand is famous for the slogan “Once you pop, the fun don’t stop”.
What are pringles?
These are the common steps a PLC team takes after discovering students didn’t learn: identify, analyze, intervene, and do this afterward.
What is follow up?
According to Chapter 9, recruiting staff who fit the school’s mission and PLC beliefs requires selecting candidates based on these shared guiding principles.
What are core values (or shared PLC beliefs)?
Chapter 10 explains that conflicts in a team should be handled this way, focusing on ideas and actions rather than personal attacks.
What is constructively or professionally?
According to Chapter 11, successful district-wide PLC implementation begins with aligning THIS, including mission, vision, and core beliefs across schools.
What is leadership and shared purpose?
The year Facebook was founded?
What is 2004?
These assessments, created by teacher teams, help identify which students need help and ensure fair measurements across classrooms.
What are common formative assessments?
This supportive practice—often involving mentors, teams, or coaches—helps new staff transition more smoothly and increases their likelihood of staying long-term.
What is providing ongoing support and mentorship?
Recognizing accomplishments—both big and small—within a PLC helps build this kind of team environment.
What is a positive or collaborative culture?
This strategy involves providing resources, training, and support to all schools in a district to ensure PLC practices are consistent.
What is structured professional development or support systems?
Humans share about 60% of their DNA with this yellow fruit.
What is a banana?
When many students fail a team’s common assessment, Chapter 8 recommends creating this kind of structured plan to diagnose causes, provide help, track progress, and adjust teaching.
What is a PLC intervention plan (or a systematic response plan)?
Chapter 9 explains that the best way to reduce turnover is not isolated events, but creating THIS kind of long-term, collaborative environment that supports teachers emotionally, professionally, and instructionally.
What is a strong professional learning community culture (or a collaborative, supportive workplace culture)?
According to Chapter 10, a PLC that consistently addresses conflict and celebrates successes is more likely to achieve this long-term outcome.
What is sustained improvement in student learning and team effectiveness?
Chapter 11 explains that to sustain district-wide PLCs, leaders must monitor progress, share successes, and adjust plans based on this kind of feedback.
What is data-driven feedback or continuous improvement?
This sport is the only one to have been played on the moon.
What is golf?