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Dive into the possibilities of moving toward a personalized approach to education. With contributions from educators around the world, PLCs and the IB Primary Years Program examines practices from envelope-pushing schools within the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (PYP) and shows how the tenets of professional learning communities can ensure that all students learn at high levels. Educators will: Contextualize PLCs and personalized learning within the IB PYP Unpack the core components of the PLC process and the IB PYP framework Discover how the PLC process can support personalized learning in the early years Explore the essential role of educational assistants in a PLC and the PYP Discuss the roles that RTI and the PLC process play to support students with special needs in an IB PYP school Contents: Introduction by Timothy S. Stuart and David (Cal) Callaway Chapter 1: PLCs at Work in High-Performing Schools by Timothy S. Stuart Chapter 2: PYP and PLC--A Perfect Pair by Kacey Molloy and Rianne Anderson Chapter 3: Mathematics and Literacy in the IB PYP by Yodit Hizekiel Chapter 4: Response to Intervention in the PYP by Jaqueline Olin Chapter 5: Early Years Education and a Pedagogy of With by Laura Jo Evans Chapter 6: The Educational Assistant in the PYP and PLC by Eyerusalem Kifle Chapter 7: Leading Change in the PYP Through PLC by Calley Connelly Afterword by Timothy S. Stuart and David (Cal) Callaway Index