Embedded Files
PLC at Work Institute®
PLC at Work Institute®
Madison, Wisconsin | June 22–24, 2026
Day 1
Monday, June 22
Monday, June 22
Take the learning home with you. Visit our book co-op open onsite throughout the event.
6:30–8:00 a.m.
Registration
Location: Capital Promenade
Continental Breakfast
Location: Grand Terrace
8:00–9:45 a.m.
Keynote—More Than a Moment: The Power of Being a PLC
Sarah Schuhl
Location: Exhibit Hall
9:45–10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00–11:30 a.m.
Tim Brown—Becoming World Class Together: Aligning Instruction, Assessment, and Intervention Through Collective Commitments
Location: Hall of Ideas F
Luis F. Cruz—Breaking Through the Initialisms: Connecting PLC and RTI to Ensure High-Quality Learning for Every Student
Location: Madison Ballroom C
Wendy Custable—Establishing an Interdependent Team Culture That Lasts
Location: Meeting Room K
Troy Gobble—Using PLC Practices to Support and Promote Student Wellness
Location: Exhibit Hall
Paula Maeker—Deconstruct to Reconstruct: Building Collective Instructional Expertise, Clarity, and Agility Around Essential Learning
Location: Madison Ballroom B
Anthony Muhammad—Anthony Muhammad—Deconstruct to Reconstruct: Building Collective Instructional Expertise, Clarity, and Agility Around Essential Learning
Location: Madison Ballroom A
Mark Onuscheck—Fostering Reading Skills Through PLCs: Why Every Teacher Is a Reading Teacher
Location: Madison Ballroom D
Kyle Palmer—Parentships in a PLC: Forming and Sustaining School-Home Relationships With Families
Location: Hall of Ideas G
Sarah Schuhl—Together We Can Accelerate Student Learning to Grade Level and Beyond
Location: Hall of Ideas E
11:30 a.m–1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00–2:30 p.m.
Tim Brown—Creating Confident Learners Through Effective Feedback
Location: Hall of Ideas F
Luis F. Cruz—PLC Versus PLC Process: The Difference Between PLC as a Noun and a Verb
Location: Madison Ballroom C
Wendy Custable—Central Offi ce: Leading in a PLC at Work Culture
Location: Meeting Room K
Troy Gobble—Enhancing Inquiry-Based Science Classrooms Through PLC Practices
Location: Exhibit Hall
Paula Maeker—Literacy in a PLC at Work: Ensuring Essential Literacy Outcomes in Grades K–6
Location: Madison Ballroom B
Anthony Muhammad—Improving Professional Practice to Advance Student Learning
Location: Madison Ballroom A
Mark Onuscheck—What Are We Asking the Brain to Do? Vertically Aligning a K–12 Curriculum Through Cognitive Strategies
Location: Madison Ballroom D
Kyle Palmer—Measuring the Impact of Change: Defining Success and Confronting the Illusion of Motion
Location: Hall of Ideas G
Sarah Schuhl—Math Success for All: Tier 1 and Tier 2 Instruction That Works
Location: Hall of Ideas E
2:30–2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45–3:45 p.m.
Keynote—Motivate, Inspire, Question: Leading in a PLC
Tim Brown
Location: Exhibit Hall
Day 2
Tuesday, June 23
Tuesday, June 23
Take the learning home with you. Visit our book co-op open onsite throughout the event.
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Location: Grand Terrace
8:00–9:45 a.m.
Keynote—Transforming School Culture 2.0: Why Culture Is Important Today, Tomorrow, and Forever
Anthony Muhammad
Location: Exhibit Hall
9:45–10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00–11:30 a.m.
Tim Brown—Helping Students Believe They Can: Building Self-Efficacy Through Reflection and Goal Setting
Location: Hall of Ideas F
Luis F. Cruz—Embracing English Language Development and Supporting Multilingual Learners With the PLC Process
Location: Madison Ballroom C
Wendy Custable—Relentless: Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Location: Meeting Room K
Troy Gobble—Leading the Long Game: Leadership Moves That Make Standards-Based Grading Stick
Location: Madison Ballroom D
Paula Maeker—Raising the Bar and Closing the Gap: Whatever It Takes in Elementary Schools
Location: Exhibit Hall
Anthony Muhammad—“So, How Do We Get Buy-In?” Leveraging the Guiding Coalition to Build Consensus
Location: Madison Ballroom A
Mark Onuscheck—Your Physical, Mental, and Relational Wellness: Thriving at Work and at Home!
Location: Madison Ballroom B
Kyle Palmer—Championship Teams: Maximizing the Impact of Your Collective Efficacy
Location: Hall of Ideas G
Sarah Schuhl—Raising the Bar and Closing the Gap: Whatever It Takes in Secondary Schools
Location: Hall of Ideas E
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00–2:30 p.m.
Tim Brown—Creating Confident Learners Through Effective Feedback
Location: Hall of Ideas F
Luis F. Cruz—Breaking Through the Initialisms: Connecting PLC and RTI to Ensure High-Quality Learning for Every Student
Location: Madison Ballroom C
Wendy Custable—Tips of the Trade: Becoming a High-Performing Singleton Team
Location: Meeting Room K
Troy Gobble—From Updates to Impact: Designing Administrative Meetings That Drive Collective Action
Location: Madison Ballroom D
Paula Maeker—Gaining Ground: Four Key Factors to Increase Student Achievement in Schools With Significant Need
Location: Exhibit Hall
Anthony Muhammad—Does All Still Mean All? Balancing Professional Obligation and Populism
Location: Madison Ballroom A
Mark Onuscheck—Instructional Coaching in a PLC: Strengthening Practice Through Collective Learning
Location: Madison Ballroom B
Kyle Palmer—The Connected Campus: Harnessing the Power of Social Health in Your School Culture
Location: Hall of Ideas G
Sarah Schuhl—Create Common Assessments to Use in a Culture of Learning
Location: Hall of Ideas E
2:30–2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45–3:45 p.m.
Team Time—Presenters aid in your collaborative team discussions.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Day 3
Wednesday, June 23
Wednesday, June 23
Take the learning home with you. Visit our book co-op open onsite throughout the event.
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Location: Grand Terrace
8:00–9:30 a.m.
Tim Brown—Helping Students Believe They Can: Building Self-Efficacy Through Reflection and Goal Setting
Location: Hall of Ideas F
Luis F. Cruz—Knowledge Is Not Power Until It Is Applied: Turning Your PLC Institute Experience Into Action
Location: Exhibit Hall
Wendy Custable—Relentless: Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Location: Meeting Room K
Troy Gobble—Leading the Long Game: Leadership Moves That Make Standards-Based Grading Stick
Location: Madison Ballroom D
Paula Maeker—We Really Do Mean All! Collectively Meeting the Diverse Needs of All Learners
Location: Madison Ballroom B
Anthony Muhammad—We Are Ready for PLC Greatness! How Do We Go Back and Convince Others to Join In?
Location: Madison Ballroom A
Mark Onuscheck—Resilience at the Center: How PLC Cultures Strengthen Social-Emotional Learning
Location: Madison Ballroom C
Kyle Palmer—Measuring the Impact of Change: Defining Success and Confronting the Illusion of Motion
Location: Hall of Ideas G
Sarah Schuhl—Together We Can Accelerate Student Learning to Grade Level and Beyond
Location: Hall of Ideas E
9:30–9:45 a.m.
Break
9:45–11:45 a.m.
Keynote—Resistance Is a Natural Byproduct of Implementing PLCs: How to Confront It and Win
Luis F. Cruz
Location: Exhibit Hall
Comprehensive Evaluation—Our presenters value your feedback! Please take a quick moment to fill out this survey.
Page updated
Report abuse