Teacher's Guide with activities, self-reflection, and goal-setting tools¶

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Description¶

The Teacher's Guide contains activities to be completed during and between PLC sessions, extending the professional learning into teachers' own classrooms. It also includes self-reflection and goal-setting tools, and videos and lesson plans on the Toolkit website supplement the Teacher's Guide. This positions teacher self-reflection and goal setting as part of the professional development design.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Completion of activities during and between PLC sessions

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Elementary teachers in grades 2 through 4

Target Learning Goals¶

• Reflecting on and improving writing instruction practices

Related Elements¶

• Algebra Toolkit: a year-long PLC-based professional development program with Introduction, Modules 1–4, and a School Leader Guide
• Facilitator's Guide and PLC slides within the writing toolkit

Examples¶

• Run eight one-hour professional learning community sessions spread across the school year

Key Sources¶

• A Toolkit to Support Evidence-Based Writing Instruction in Grades 2 Through 4 (Historical). (2025). What Works Clearinghouse. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc