Download or read book Collaborative Teams that Transform Schools written by Robert J. Marzano and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text offers F-12 teachers and school leaders a practical, comprehensive model for building successful professional learning communities (PLCs). The authors and contributors draw from extensive research and experience to present a clear and compelling look at the future of PLCs. Beginning with foundational theory, the authors then detail the practical steps that collaborative teams can take to transform their schools. If you are an educator in the process of developing your school as a PLC, this book is an essential resource. Leaders and teachers will: be guided by six fundamental questions to bring about genuine transformation in collaboration, curriculum, assessment, instruction, teacher development and leadership; learn from the experiences of real schools by examining their strategies and practices; explore resources for collaborative teams to use as they have honest and challenging discussions, develop and monitor norms, and focus relentlessly on improving student learning; monitor their school's PLC journey through powerful self-evaluation surveys and reflective questions; deepen their understanding in order to shift from first-order change to second-order change; and build and extend their school as a PLC through a structured and manageable model for school improvement.