The 15-Day Challenge

Get to the heart of essential PLC work when you implement the 15-day challenge for unit planning and design. This book offers a step-by-step process for collaborative teams that builds on the three big ideas and four critical questions of a PLC at Work®. In each chapter, you’ll find practical actions for how to support all students in mastering essential learning standards.

This book will help K–12 collaborative teams:

• Establish essential learning standards and design common assessments with easy-to-use templates
• Utilize Tier 2 intervention plans that address learning gaps year-round
• Reflect with colleagues at each step of the process by assessing strengths and weaknesses in crucial PLC skills
• Glean insights from educators seasoned in the 15-day unit structure with real-world elementary and secondary examples
• Create a collaborative, cohesive PLC culture

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Overview of the 15-Day Challenge
Chapter 2: Identify Standards to Teach for a 15-Day Unit of Study (Step 1)
Chapter 3: Unpack Standards (Step 2)
Chapter 4: Prioritize Standards Into Three Categories (Step 3)
Chapter 5: Create Common Formative Assessments (Step 4)
Chapter 6: Pace and Design the Unit (Step 5)
Chapter 7: Plan Tier 2 Intervention and Extension While Pacing and Designing the Unit (Step 6)
Chapter 8: Teach the Unit and Act On the Data (Step 7)
Chapter 9: Sustain the Process With a Yearlong (and Beyond) Pacing Guide
Epilogue
Appendix: Sample 15-Day Challenge Unit Plans
References and Resources
Index