Status | Active |
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Founded | 1998 |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Bloomington, Indiana |
Distribution | Worldwide |
Key people | Jeffrey C. Jones, D. G. Elmore, Ed Ackerman |
Publication types | Academic books, videos, online courses |
Nonfiction topics | Education, professional development, leadership |
Official website |
www |
Solution Tree is a professional development company and publisher of educational material for K–12 educators. Founded in 1998, the company provides services and products that include books, videos, conferences, workshops, consultation, and online courses. [1] Solution Tree authors and consultants provide guidance to schools and districts on topics such as professional learning communities, response to intervention, educational assessment, and Common Core State Standards. [2] [3]
Solution Tree provides training, consultation, and resources to help schools and districts implement the "PLC at Work" process. [4] The process focuses on three concepts: ensuring that students learn, creating a culture of collaboration, and producing results. [5] It was first introduced in 1998 with Professional Learning Communities at Work by Richard DuFour and Robert Eaker. [6] The implementation handbook, Learning by Doing by Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Thomas W. Many, was released in 2006 and provides strategies for building and sustaining PLCs. [7]
Solution Tree also operates allthingsPLC.info, an online resource that provides helps educators in PLCs collaborate in an online global learning community. [8] Through the website, schools and districts can apply to become model PLCs, which requires that applicants meet a set of criteria and reapply annually. [9] [10] Four times per year, Solution Tree publishes AllThingsPLC Magazine, which features information about PLCs and personal commentaries from educators. [11]
Solution Tree collaborates with experts in education topics, such as Richard DuFour ( PLCs), Robert J. Marzano ( evidence-based education), James Bellanca ( deeper learning), Timothy Kanold (mathematics), Kurt W. Fischer ( educational neuroscience), and Will Richardson (technology in education). The company often publishes and partners with professionals currently in the education industry to provide their expertise in education. [12] This has raised questions in transparency in private earning by school officials. [12] DuFour said that it represents a shift toward educational materials being written by educators. [12]
Solution Tree provides various forms of professional development for educators. Working at the school or district level, Solution Tree offers short or long-term PD, from one-day events or workshops to in-depth, long term arrangements. [13] [14] In 2014, Solution Tree launched Global PD, an online tool designed to help schools and districts facilitate the work of PLCs. [15]
In 2017, Solution Tree acquired Hawker Brownlow Professional Learning Solutions (HBPLS). [16] [17]
Status | Active |
---|---|
Founded | 1998 |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Bloomington, Indiana |
Distribution | Worldwide |
Key people | Jeffrey C. Jones, D. G. Elmore, Ed Ackerman |
Publication types | Academic books, videos, online courses |
Nonfiction topics | Education, professional development, leadership |
Official website |
www |
Solution Tree is a professional development company and publisher of educational material for K–12 educators. Founded in 1998, the company provides services and products that include books, videos, conferences, workshops, consultation, and online courses. [1] Solution Tree authors and consultants provide guidance to schools and districts on topics such as professional learning communities, response to intervention, educational assessment, and Common Core State Standards. [2] [3]
Solution Tree provides training, consultation, and resources to help schools and districts implement the "PLC at Work" process. [4] The process focuses on three concepts: ensuring that students learn, creating a culture of collaboration, and producing results. [5] It was first introduced in 1998 with Professional Learning Communities at Work by Richard DuFour and Robert Eaker. [6] The implementation handbook, Learning by Doing by Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Thomas W. Many, was released in 2006 and provides strategies for building and sustaining PLCs. [7]
Solution Tree also operates allthingsPLC.info, an online resource that provides helps educators in PLCs collaborate in an online global learning community. [8] Through the website, schools and districts can apply to become model PLCs, which requires that applicants meet a set of criteria and reapply annually. [9] [10] Four times per year, Solution Tree publishes AllThingsPLC Magazine, which features information about PLCs and personal commentaries from educators. [11]
Solution Tree collaborates with experts in education topics, such as Richard DuFour ( PLCs), Robert J. Marzano ( evidence-based education), James Bellanca ( deeper learning), Timothy Kanold (mathematics), Kurt W. Fischer ( educational neuroscience), and Will Richardson (technology in education). The company often publishes and partners with professionals currently in the education industry to provide their expertise in education. [12] This has raised questions in transparency in private earning by school officials. [12] DuFour said that it represents a shift toward educational materials being written by educators. [12]
Solution Tree provides various forms of professional development for educators. Working at the school or district level, Solution Tree offers short or long-term PD, from one-day events or workshops to in-depth, long term arrangements. [13] [14] In 2014, Solution Tree launched Global PD, an online tool designed to help schools and districts facilitate the work of PLCs. [15]
In 2017, Solution Tree acquired Hawker Brownlow Professional Learning Solutions (HBPLS). [16] [17]