CONNECT-ED Professional Development and Resource Exchange

• Click here for available BIMs and the science/math concepts they cover.
• Click here For district presentations from the June 2010 PLC Leadership Institute: Hillsborough science, South Brunswick science, Montgomery mathematics.
• Click here for district presentations from the June 2011 PLC Leadership Institute: Burlington City, East Windsor, Hamilton Township, Hillsborough Township, Hopewell Valley, Lawrence Township, Montgomery Township, Newgrange, Robbinsville, South Brunswick, Watchung Hills, West Windsor / Plainsboro

Forms, Templates, Guides, and Worksheets

For PLCs

(Note: Users of MS Explorer or users of Office 2003 should choose the "MS Explorer Compatible" version of documents and spreadsheets listed below.)

• Phase II Summative Report (narrative) template
• Phase II Summative Report (financial) template
• Phase III Application/Action Plan template
• Phase III Budget template
• Phase III Summative Report (narrative) template
• Phase III Summative Report (financial) template

For Mini-BIM Trainers

• Train-the-Trainers Introductory PowerPoint
• Train-the-Trainers BIM Peer Review
• Train-the-Trainers Key Concepts Pagoda
• Train-the-Trainers Math Model BIM
• Train-the-Trainers Concept Strand Selection Worksheet
• Train-the-Trainers BIM Design Matrix Blank
• Directory of Min-BIM Trainers

PLC Action Plans

• PLC Action Plan Summary

Resources for PLC Learning

Some PLC Tools

• SMART Goals
• Big Ideas Framework & Guiding Principles
• Key Characteristics of a PLC
• Starting a PLC
• PLCs and Business as Usual
• PLC Survey
• NSDC Standards for PLCs
• Working Definition of a PLC

Articles

• DuFour Article on PLCs
• Kruse, Louis, and Bryk Article on PLCs
• SEDL Article on PLCs

Bibliographies and Literature Reviews

• Bibliography on School Change
• Defining a PLC Literature Review
• Research on Effects of PLCs
• Some Professional Learning Resources

Resources from the June 2011 PLC Institute.

Technical Assistance:

• Kathy Browne:  browne@rider.edu , phone 609-895-5408
• Carrie Tretola:  ctretola@rider.edu , phone:  609-896-5000, ext. 7016
• Jean Kutcher:  jkutcher@rider.edu , phone:  609-896-5000, ext. 7257
• Lois Brown Easton: leastoners@aol.com