PLC at Work Institute®
Sacramento, CA | July 17–19, 2024
Day 1
Wednesday, July 17th
6:30–8:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Level 1)
8:00–9:45 a.m.
Keynote—Proven, Practical, and Doable: Making the Case for PLCs at Work
Mike Mattos
Location: Ballroom A (Level 2)
9:45–10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00–11:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
Luis F. Cruz—Task Forces: Collectively Using PLC Characteristics to Serve Underperforming Student Cohorts
Location: B1
Wendy Custable—Embedding Social-Emotional Learning Skills Into Instructional Practices
Location: Meeting Room 4
Jason Hillman—A PLC Journey: How a School Transformed Into an Award-Winning Model PLC School
Location: B4
Timothy D. Kanold—Your Physical and Mental Wellness: Thriving at Work and at Home!
Location: Meeting Room 9
Jill Lizier—Leading With Purpose: Team Leaders Are Essential to School Culture and Progress
Location: Meeting Room 2
Paula Maeker—Deconstruct to Reconstruct: Establishing Collective Expertise, Clarity, and Agility Around Essential Learning Outcomes
Location: B3
Mike Mattos—Are We a Group or a Team?
Location: Ballroom A
Maria Nielsen—Show Me What Ya Got: Student Engagement Strategies to Keep the Pulse on Learning
Location: Meeting Room 10
Regina Stephens Owens—The Why Effect: Intentional Systems Drive Inspirational Cultures
Location: B2
Sarah Stobaugh—How to Move Your Teams From Just Talking About the Data to Actually Doing Something About It
Location: Meeting Room 1
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00–2:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Luis F. Cruz—When the Staff Says No to PLCs: Dealing With Resistance to the PLC Process in Your School or District
Location: B1
Wendy Custable—What About Me? Singletons and Collaboration in a PLC
Location: Meeting Room 4
Jason Hillman—What You Do Matters! Taking Charge of Your School’s Culture
Location: B4
Timothy D. Kanold—Leading the PLC Life: Eliminating Barriers by Teaching the Loose-Tight Culture!
Location: Meeting Room 9
Jill Lizier—Finding Your Entry Point With the Four Critical Questions of a PLC
Location: Meeting Room 2
Paula Maeker—What Matters Most: Collectively Establishing Essential Literacy Outcomes
Location: B3
Mike Mattos—Taking Action: How to Create a Highly Effective, Multitiered System of Supports
Location: Ballroom A
Maria Nielsen—The 15-Day Challenge: Win Quick, Win Often!
Location: Meeting Room 10
Regina Stephens Owens—The Learning Professional: Coaching Competence, Not Compliance
Location: B2
Sarah Stobaugh—Addressing Questions Three and Four During Tier One: Responding to the Learning During Instruction
Location: Meeting Room 1
2:30–2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45–3:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session—Assessment Is the Engine!
Tom Schimmer
Location: B1 (Level 2)
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Concurrent Session—Panel Discussion—Presenters answer your most pressing questions.
Location: Ballroom A (Level 2)
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Level 1)
8:00–9:45 a.m.
Keynote—Let’s Get Deeper: Understanding the Difference Between Becoming a PLC and Engaging in the PLC Process
Luis F. Cruz
Location: Ballroom A (Level 2)
9:45–10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00–11:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
Luis F. Cruz—English Learners and PLCs
Location: B1
Wendy Custable—High-Performing Professional Learning Communities for Career and Technical Education and Other Elective Programs
Location: Meeting Room 4
Jason Hillman—Don’t Get Stuck! Getting the Most Out of Collaborative Team Meetings
Location: B4
Timothy D. Kanold—Your PreK–12 PLC Mathematics Focus: Instruction and Tasks!
Location: Meeting Room 9
Jill Lizier—Leading With Purpose: Team Leaders Are Essential to School Culture and Progress
Location: Meeting Room 2
Paula Maeker—Raising the Bar and Closing the Gap: Whatever It Takes in Elementary Schools
Location: B3
Mike Mattos—Raising the Bar and Closing the Gap: Whatever It Takes in Secondary Schools
Location: Ballroom A
Maria Nielsen—Elementary ELA Strategies to Keep Your Students on Track
Location: Meeting Room 10
Regina Stephens Owens—Data Discussion for Instructional Leaders: From Data to Design to Demonstration of Learning
Location: B2
Sarah Stobaugh—How Great Leaders Provide Support and Accountability While Building a Strong Culture in a PLC at Work
Location: Meeting Room 1
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00–2:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Luis F. Cruz—Taping Before Painting: Blending the PLC and RTI Processes to Collectively Respond When Students Don’t Learn
Location: B1
Wendy Custable—Embedding Social-Emotional Learning Skills Into Instructional Practices
Location: Meeting Room 4
Jason Hillman—What You Do Matters! Taking Charge of Your School’s Culture
Location: B4
Timothy D. Kanold—Mindfulness, Trust, and Relationship-Building Routines: Strategies for Living the PLC Life!
Location: Meeting Room 9
Jill Lizier—Supporting All Students: Creating Launch Points for Collaboration Between General and Special Educators
Location: Meeting Room 2
Paula Maeker—Gaining Ground: A Method and Model for Accelerating Essential Learning
Location: B3
Mike Mattos—Behavior Solutions: Leveraging the PLC at Work Process to Teach Essential Behaviors
Location: Ballroom A
Maria Nielsen—Show Me What Ya Got: Student Engagement Strategies to Keep the Pulse on Learning
Location: Meeting Room 10
Regina Stephens Owens—Small Schools and Singletons: Wired for Rigor and Relevance
Location: B2
Sarah Stobaugh—Addressing Questions Three and Four During Tier One: Responding to the Learning During Instruction
Location: Meeting Room 1
2:30–2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45–3:45 p.m.
Team Time—Presenters aid in your collaborative team discussions.
Location: Ballroom A (Level 2)
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Level 1)
8:00–9:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
Luis F. Cruz—I Am Sold on PLCs: Practical Tools and Directions to Be Successful
Location: B1
Wendy Custable—High-Performing Professional Learning Communities for Career and Technical Education and Other Elective Programs
Location: Meeting Room 4
Jason Hillman—Don’t Get Stuck! Getting the Most Out of Collaborative Team Meetings
Location: B4
Timothy D. Kanold—Heart & Soul: Living a Fully Engaged, High-Energy, Well-Balanced Professional Life!
Location: Meeting Room 9
Jill Lizier—Finding Your Entry Point With the Four Critical Questions of a PLC
Location: Meeting Room 2
Paula Maeker—The Story of Where We Go Next: Teams Assessing Essential Literacy Outcomes
Location: B3
Mike Mattos—Guiding Principles for Principals: Tips and Tools for Leading the PLC at Work Process
Location: B2
Maria Nielsen—The 15-Day Challenge: Win Quick, Win Often!
Location: Meeting Room 10
Regina Stephens Owens—The Learning Professional: Coaching Competence, Not Compliance
Location: Ballroom A
Sarah Stobaugh—How to Move Your Teams From Just Talking About the Data to Actually Doing Something About It
Location: Meeting Room 1
9:30–9:45 a.m.
Break
9:45–11:45 a.m.
Keynote—Transformed People Transform People
Regina Stephens Owens
Location: Ballroom A (Level 2)
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