Dr. Richard & Rebecca DuFour, the influential authors of numerous important publications on Professional Learning Communities, will return to New Hampshire on April 4th & 5th, 2012, for an informative two-day NHASCD presentation on Assessing and Advancing Your Progress on the ‘PLC at Work’ Journey.
Highly regarded speakers and consultants, Rick and Becky DuFour will describe PLC’s three big ideas, four critical questions, and the “right work” of collaborative teams focused on learning and results. Their presentations will include new content, research, insights, and examples from their recent work with schools across the country.
They will provide time for teams to reflect, ask questions, engage in dialogue with each other, and make concrete actions plans for their next steps in their PLC journey to improve teaching and learning.
For thirty-four years, Dr. Richard DuFour was a public school teacher, principal, and superintendent. During his tenure at Adlai Stevenson High School in Illinois, DuFour was honored by the U.S. Dept. of Education for his leadership in a school that was recognized as a model of successful school reform that integrated best practices in education.
Rebecca DuFour has served as a teacher, school administrator, and central office director. While an elementary principal, Becky DuFour’s school was recognized as a model professional learning community. The co-author of many books on PLC’s, she is also featured in the School Improvement Network’s PD360 video programs, including Leadership in an Age of Standards and High Stakes and Elementary Principals as Leaders of Learning.
The DuFours will respond to participants’ questions and offer specific, practical strategies to help educators apply the powerful concepts of the PLC at Work model in their own school or district setting. This two-day conference offers collective inquiry into best practices, reflection, renewal, networking, and planning for more effective and engaging PLC work that truly benefits both students and teachers.