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Better learning begins with you You’re dedicated to helping your students succeed. At Solution Tree, we are committed to equipping you with solutions that directly impact student learning. As you face new shifts such as the Common Core and other initiatives, we’re here to provide the support you need. In this catalog, you’ll find packages that Solution Tree authors and experts have designed to target the challenges you face. When you partner with us, you’ll find out just how rewarding the journey can be.
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Common Core Leadership and School Culture
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PLC at Work™
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Common Core solution-tree.com/CommonCorePD
Understanding and Transitioning to the Common Core Gain a comprehensive overview of the CCSS and learn what distinguishes them from other state standards. Identify the gap between current practices and the expectations of the CCSS. Power implementation with CCSS-aligned resources.
• Two days on-site with an expert
• Two interactive web conferences
• Resource: Collaborating for Success With the Common Core
Administrator Training Gain a big-picture view of the CCSS and how to provide the support needed for comprehensive implementation. Learn how to recognize evidence that indicates teachers have made necessary shifts in their classroom practices. Obtain strategies for aligning resources, providing time and support, and monitoring implementation.
• One day on-site with an expert
• Resource: School Leader’s Guide to the Common Core
Teaching With Rigor and Relevance
Transform your instructional practice by modeling and scaffolding 21st century skill development. Design CCSS-aligned lessons that emphasize critical thinking, and implement performance assessments in the classroom.
• Two days on-site with an expert
• Two interactive web conferences
• Resource: How to Teach Thinking Skills Within the Common Core
Looking for CCSS assessment training? See page 12
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Implementing the CCSS for Mathematics Cultivate research-affirmed practice and reinforce your implementation. Grow unit-by-unit as a collaborative team while developing rigor and coherence in your mathematics curriculum. Gain an in-depth understanding of the seven stages of collaborative teams in the PLC process—and clear and precise explanations of current content and assessment expectations.
• Three days on-site with an expert
• Three interactive web conferences
• Resource: Common Core Mathematics in a PLC at Work™ (choose your grade level)
Common Core State Standards in Mathematics, Grades 3–8 online course is also available.
Implementing the CCSS for English Language Arts Recognize the conceptual shifts required for English language arts, and support CCSS-alignment in areas of curriculum design, instruction, assessment, and intervention. Leaders will unpack the standards for English language arts, and teachers and leaders will discuss the transitional process and next steps.
• Three days on-site with an expert
• One interactive web conference
• Resource: Common Core English Language Arts in a PLC at Work™ (choose your grade level)
Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts, Grades 3–8 online course is also available.
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Developing Effective Teacher Evaluations
John F. Eller
Discern the appropriate expectations for teaching behaviors and discover when to take action. Learn how to conduct an orientation to the evaluation process and keep the observational schedule organized. Gain a working understanding of diverse learning behaviors, and determine how to differentiate responses to various levels of behavior and experience.
Sheila A. Eller
• Two days on-site with an expert • Two interactive web conferences
Strengthen Your Leadership Reach Build your administrative leadership capacity and facilitate appropriate changes to impact student learning. You’ll produce evidence of effectiveness using action research, deepen your leadership capacity, and equip your team with tools to impact student learning. Cassandra Erkens
Eric Twaddell
• Three days on-site with an expert
• Two interactive web conferences
* Ask about our teacher leader version of this package!
The Will to Lead, the Skill to Teach
Anthony Muhammad
Sharroky Hollie
Develop background knowledge and gain an understanding of healthy school culture. Receive coaching and hands-on help with the implementation process, as well as concrete tools for implementation. Learn how to lead with understanding while cultivating the positive environment needed for culturally responsive teaching. * This package includes optional add-ons. Choose to conduct an on-site audit of your school culture or a day of demonstration on culturally responsive teaching.
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• One day on-site with an expert • One interactive web conference • Resources: Transforming School Culture and The Will to Lead, the Skill to Teach
• Online course: Transforming School Culture
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Creating a Healthy School Culture Identify cultural shifts necessary to develop a caring learning community. Integrate conflict management strategies into the school building and develop wholeschool policies for behavior and discipline that focuses on teaching behavior expectations.
• Two days on-site with an expert
• One interactive web conference
• Resource: Creating Physical and Emotional Security in Schools
Kenneth C. Williams
Team-Based Leadership the SMART Way Enhance your ability to work with school-based teams, and apply new tools that support effective teams. Understand how leadership impacts continuous improvement, and gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a leader in a team environment. Anne E. Conzemius
• Two days on-site with an expert
• One interactive web conference
• Resource: The Handbook for SMART School Teams (2nd edition)
Transforming School Culture
Anthony Muhammad Additional Transforming School Culture Associates Luis F. Cruz Carlos Johnson Alexander McNeece
Develop your capacity for cultivating a positive learning environment, gain an understanding of the root causes of staff resistance, and learn immediate strategies for supporting dynamic learning. Thought-provoking and dynamic, this keynote is packed with no-nonsense strategies designed to promote healthy school culture.
• One keynote • One interactive web conference • Resource: Transforming School Culture
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Sustaining the Implementation Achieve more with this dynamic approach to building distributed leadership districtwide. You’ll work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to drive better results for your students.
• PLC at Work™ Coaching Academy (See next page for details.)
• Six additional days on-site with an expert
• Three interactive web conferences
• Three days on-site with an expert
• One interactive web conference
• The PLC at Work™ Toolkit
Advancing the Implementation
Support the PLC at Work™ process in your school or district. Powered by a deep understanding of PLCs, this package is designed to guide you and your team through your unique challenges. Target specific content areas such as leadership, assessment, collaboration, and more.
Beginning the Implementation Gain a comprehensive understanding of the PLC at Work™ process, including the three big ideas and four critical questions that every PLC must address.
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• One or two days on-site with an expert
• The PLC at Work™ Toolkit
PLC at Work Coaching Academy ™
The PLC at Work™ Coaching Academy is a dynamic series of PD engagements designed to develop a cadre of leaders who will act as informed agents of change districtwide. School teams will leave each session with a new set of skills and activities— plus an action plan for implementing what they have learned.
• Six days on-site with an expert
• The PLC at Work™ Toolkit Includes the online course Creating a
Professional Learning Community at Work™: Foundational Concepts and Practices
• Resources
Carefully designed by the architects of the PLC at Work™ process— Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Rebecca DuFour—this academy:
• Develops your school’s or district’s capacity for implementing and sustaining the PLC at Work™ process
• Is facilitated by one or more master coaches who not only are trained in the work of PLCs, but also have done that work in an educational setting that showed at least three years of continued academic student improvement
• Includes six days on-site with an expert (three sessions, two days each) over nine to twelve months and a robust selection of resources
• Offers strategies and activities that can be replicated in any setting
• Extends beyond session days with phone and email support
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The PLC Toolkit is included with the coaching academy.
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RTI at Work™
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Advancing the Implementation
Dig deep into the guiding principles at the heart of RTI. With research-based study and expert guidance by your side, you’ll learn about the three tiers of the RTI process, and gain practical strategies to recognize and focus on the right interventions. Identify students who need help—and which interventions will best support them.
• Two days on-site with an expert
• One interactive web conference
• Resource: Simplifying Response to Intervention
• One day on-site with an expert
• One interactive web conference
• Online course: Pyramid Response to Intervention:
Beginning the Implementation Gain a big-picture view of tiered support and the guiding principles at the heart of RTI. Discover how to detect learning gaps and build shared knowledge among your team. Explore what the RTI process requires of principals, teachers, and leadership teams in your school or district.
How to Respond When Kids Don’t Learn
• Resource: Simplifying Response to Intervention
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RTI at Work™ Coaching Academy The RTI at Work™ Coaching Academy is a dynamic series of PD engagements designed to help you form leadership teams to act as informed agents of change throughout a district. The academy builds on the foundation of the PLC at Work™ process by using team structures and a focus on learning, collaboration, and results to drive successful outcomes.
• Six days on-site with an expert
• Three interactive web conferences
• Online course: Pyramid Response to Intervention: How to Respond When Kids Don’t Learn
• Resources: Simplifying Response to Intervention and Pyramid Response to Intervention (DVD)
Carefully designed by the creators of the RTI at Work™ process— Austin Buffum, Mike Mattos, and Chris Weber—this academy: •
Develops your school’s or district’s capacity for implementing and sustaining the RTI at Work™ process
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Is facilitated by one or more experts who are trained in the work of the RTI at Work™ process and have considerable experience in education
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Includes six days on-site with an expert (three sessions, two days each) over nine to twelve months and a robust selection of resources
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Offers strategies and activities that can be replicated in any setting
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Extends beyond session days with phone and email support
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Preparing for CCSS Mathematics Assessments
Receive clear and precise explanations of the current PARCC and SBAC content and assessment expectations for mathematics grades K–12. Gain a deep understanding for sustained implementation of the CCSS for Mathematics using the PLC teaching-assessing-learning cycle before, during, and after a unit unfolds to develop formative assessment and learning for both students and adults.
• Three days on-site with an expert
• One interactive web conference
• Resource: Common Core Mathematics in a
PLC at Work™ (choose your grade level)
Preparing for CCSS English Language Arts Understand the next generation of English language arts assessments while developing assessments that align to specific components of the Common Core. Learn what shifts are required for literary instruction, and gain tools for strengthening instructional practice. You’ll also find research-based instructional strategies to support your students as they master the standards.
• Two days on-site with an expert
• One interactive web conference
• Resource: Common Core English Language Arts in a PLC at Work™ (choose your grade level)
Designing Assessments to Match the Rigor of the CCSS Learn how to unpack the standards for assessment design. Create formative and summative assessments that satisfy the rigor and relevance of the Common Core. You’ll learn how to write constructive response questions that incorporate higher-level thinking skills and develop a corresponding assessment plan.
• Two days on-site with an expert
• One interactive web conference
• Resource: Collaborating for Success With the Common Core
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Redefining Meaningful Grading
The grading process should be fair, meaningful, and transparent. Identify key beliefs and practices that create an assessment and grading culture focused on learning. Learn how to build systems of equity to establish coherence and continuity.
• One keynote
• One interactive web conference
Targeting Practical Strategies in Assessment Learn how to build rigorous assessments and match assessment items to learning targets. Discover how to leverage assessments to drive better instructional practice, and gain supportive tools such as planning templates and protocols to support your collaborative planning process.
• Four days on-site with an expert
• One interactive web conference
• Resources: Ahead of the Curve and The Teacher as Assessment Leader
Building Common Formative Assessments
Collaborate by developing assessments as a team, and effectively monitor student learning, collectively respond to results, and implement informed practice. Learn how to use common formative assessments to propel engaged student learning, focusing on accurate design and effective use.
• Two days on-site with an expert
• One interactive web conference
• Resource: Common Formative Assessment
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Customize your plan Personalize your plan for success
No school or district is exactly alike—that’s why educators love our customizable PD plans. Tell us your vision for your school, and we’ll work with you to create the perfect plan. You can also mix and match these options to get started on your own.
Here are just a few ways we can work together: Customized workshops: A client favorite, these hands-on workshops give you the freedom to hone in on the content area of your choice while providing maximum support and flexibility.
Interactive web and video conferencing: Get interactive, affordable, and relevant guidance from experts to accelerate your plans for staff enrichment.
Comprehensive and sustainable plans: Assess team
Standard workshops: Ever attended one of our workshops and wished you could bring it back to the rest of your team? Now you can! Let our experts come to you.
goals and target key challenges through integrated methods, including debriefings and high-touch interim support.
Virtual Coaching: This premium service for principals Keynotes: These 90-minute presentations give you and your team the chance to build shared knowledge, reunite your vision, and take a unified step closer to increased student achievement.
deepens leadership skills through a personalized, year-round program of one-on-one sessions, monthly virtual meetings, and continuous email access to a master coach.
Schedule recurring on-site PD on these topics and more: • 21st century skills and technology • Assessment • Common Core
• Differentiated instruction
• English learners
• RTI at Work
• Leadership
• PLC at Work™
• School culture
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I’ve never planned a professional development day. Where do I start?
A: Give us a call (888.763.9045), and we’ll guide you through the booking process. Our team will match you with an expert poised to meet your school’s or district’s unique needs. Q: What are the costs? A: Costs vary by expert, and travel and accommodation expenses are often included in the price. We’ll work with you to create a sustainable plan that’s budget friendly. Q: How can I learn about an expert before I decide?
Q: How long is a typical PD workshop? A: A typical workshop lasts six to seven hours, including time for lunch and breaks. Q: Are resources included with the PD date(s)? A: In most cases, resources are not included in the price of your PD; however, volume discounts are available. We’re happy to work with you to select materials that complement the focus of your PD. Q: How far in advance should I book my PD?
A: Check out our comprehensive listing of topics and experts. You can even view video clips of our experts in action. Or, call us (888.763.9045), and we’ll help you choose.
A: We book dates as far in advance as two years and as close as two weeks before. We recommend that you try for sometime in between. Generally, a variety of factors, such as the time of year, the expert’s schedule, etc., affect the process.
Q: Will I be able to contact the expert before my PD date(s)?
Q: What’s the best way to follow up a PD date(s)?
A: Absolutely! After the contracting process is complete, we’ll put you in touch with your expert to plan for your PD date(s).
A: Our interactive web or video conferences are a wonderful platform for following up with an expert.
Q: What can my staff do to prepare? A: We’re happy to recommend relevant books, videos, webinars, and other resources to help your team prepare for your PD date(s). Your expert may also have suggestions.
Q: Am I responsible for making my expert’s travel arrangements? A: No, our experts handle their own travel arrangements.
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