The Way Forward - 9781958590898 - 9781958590898

Teachers today have a window of opportunity to shape education in a way that will impact the profession for generations. In this compelling and comprehensive book, educator and best-selling author Anthony Muhammad explores the educational hurdles of the past in the context of present-day concerns and envisions an education system where all schools energetically embrace the PLC at Work® process.

This book will help K–12 educators:

• Reflect on the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning and educator approaches
• Gain insight on what professional learning communities are
• Differentiate between PLC and PLC Lite and understand the role of commitment in an effective PLC
• Apply lessons learned from past challenges in education to present-day concerns
• Determine how to face teacher morale and retention, student trauma and mental health, inequitable funding and accountability systems, and student academic achievement gaps
• Understand the racial, gender, and disability movements of the past

Contents:
Foreword by Robert Eaker
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Moment of Clarity
Chapter 2: The Past—How Did We Get Here?
Chapter 3: The Present—Where Are We Now?
Chapter 4: The Future—Where Do We Go From Here?
Chapter 5: Staying the Course—Are We Implementing PLC Right or PLC Lite?
Afterword
Appendix
References