{{short description|Educational publishing company}} {{Infobox publisher|status=Active|founded={{Start date|1998}}|country=United States|headquarters=[[Bloomington, Indiana]]|distribution=Worldwide|keypeople=Jeffrey C. Jones, [[David Elmore]], Ed Ackerman|publications=Academic books, videos, online courses|topics=Education, professional development, leadership|imprints=|url={{URL|https://www.solutiontree.com}}}}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=32527626|title=Company Overview of Solution Tree, Inc.|website=[[Bloomberg News]]}}</ref> Solution Tree authors and consultants provide guidance to schools and districts on topics such as [[Professional learning community|professional learning communities]], [[response to intervention]], [[educational assessment]], and [[Common Core State Standards Initiative|Common Core State Standards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4291441-words-wheels-little-red-reading-bus-back|title=Words on Wheels: Little Red Reading Bus is Back|last=Knudson|first=Pamela|date=2 July 2017|publisher=Grand Forks Herald|accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.solutiontree.com/about/overview|title=About Solution Tree {{!}} Solution Tree|website=www.solutiontree.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref>
== Support of PLCs == Solution Tree provides training, consultation, and resources to help schools and districts implement the "PLC at Work" process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baxterbulletin.com/story/news/local/2017/06/30/mhsd-seeks-acceptance-state-provided-professional-learning-communities-training/444044001/|title=MHSD seeks acceptance in state-provided Professional Learning Communities training|last=Louis|first=Billy Jean|publisher=The Baxter Bulletin|accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref> The process focuses on three concepts: ensuring that students learn, creating a culture of collaboration, and producing results.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may04/vol61/num08/What-Is-a-Professional-Learning-Community%C2%A2.aspx|title=What Is a Professional Learning Community?|last=DuFour|first=Richard|publisher=Educational Leadership|accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref> It was first introduced in 1998 with ''Professional Learning Communities at Work'' by [[Richard DuFour]] and Robert Eaker.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2IXBwAAQBAJ|title=Professional Learning Communities at Work|isbn=9781934009857|accessdate=17 July 2017|last1=Dufour|first1=Richard|last2=Eaker|first2=Robert|date=February 2009|publisher=Solution Tree Press }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9mQXBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT14|title=Learning by Doing|isbn=9781935249894|accessdate=17 July 2017|last1=Dufour|first1=Richard|last2=Dufour|first2=Rebecca|date=15 June 2013|publisher=Solution Tree Press }}</ref>
Solution Tree also operates allthingsPLC.info, an online resource that provides helps educators in PLCs collaborate in an online global learning community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spacecoastdaily.com/2015/06/brevard-public-students-receive-college-sponsored-merit-scholarships/|title=Solution Tree Features Eau Gallie Reading Teacher as May 2015 Hero|publisher=Maverick Multimedia, Inc.|accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref> Through the website, schools and districts can apply to become model PLCs, which requires that applicants meet a set of criteria and reapply annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesouthern.com/news/local/education/cobden-school-named-a-model-professional-learning-community/article_664ef63b-6b4d-5df0-b222-01cbdf2fb7e6.html|title=Cobden school named a Model Professional Learning Community|last=Halstead|first=Marilyn|date=18 December 2016 |publisher=The Southern Illinoisan|accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/education/k-12/2014/06/27/lakeview-elementary-recognized/11472283/|title=Lakeview Elementary recognized|publisher=Iowa City Press-Citizen|accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref> Four times per year, Solution Tree publishes ''AllThingsPLC Magazine'', which features information about PLCs and personal commentaries from educators.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.solutiontree.com/products/all-things-plc-magazine.html|title=AllThingsPLC Magazine|publisher=Solution Tree|accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref>
== Collaborators == Solution Tree collaborates with experts in education topics, such as [[Richard DuFour]] ([[Professional learning community|PLCs]]), [[Robert J. Marzano]] ([[evidence-based education]]), James Bellanca ([[deeper learning]]), [[Timothy Kanold]] (mathematics), [[Kurt W. Fischer]] ([[educational neuroscience]]), and [[Will Richardson (educator)|Will Richardson]] (technology in education). The company often publishes and partners with professionals currently in the education industry to provide their expertise in education.<ref name=ChiTrib/> This has raised questions in transparency in private earning by school officials.<ref name=ChiTrib>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-educational-consulting-stevenson-met-20151023-story.html|title=School officials' consulting raises questions of transparency|last=Black|first=Lisa|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=17 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024084853/http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-educational-consulting-stevenson-met-20151023-story.html|archive-date=2015-10-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> DuFour said that it represents a shift toward educational materials being written by educators.<ref name=ChiTrib/>
== Professional development == 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnyc.org/story/improve-reading-few-key-words/|title=To Improve Reading, A Few Key Words|last=Fertig|first=Beth|publisher=WNYC|accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_7dbd2c78-4b9d-11e5-b442-97b804517a32.html|title=Continuing education: Teachers learn about Professional Learning Communities concept|last=McConnaha|first=Michelle|date=25 August 2015 |publisher=Ravalli Republic|accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref> In 2014, Solution Tree launched Global PD, an online tool designed to help schools and districts facilitate the work of PLCs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/02/05/solution-tree-updates-global-pd.aspx|title=Solution Tree Updates Global PD|last=Meyer|first=Leila|publisher=THE Journal|accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref>
== Acquisitions == In 2017, Solution Tree acquired Hawker Brownlow Professional Learning Solutions (HBPLS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/showarticle.aspx?ID=5847|title=US: Solution Tree acquires Australian software company|publisher=Education Investor|accessdate=2 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theassignmentreport.com/articles/20170131_14|title=Solution Tree acquires Hawker Brownlow|publisher=The Assignment Report|accessdate=2 June 2017}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://www.solutiontree.com Official website (USA)] * [https://www.solution-tree.com.au Official website (AUS)] * [http://www.allthingsplc.info All Things PLC] * [http://www.allthingsassessment.info All Things Assessment] {{Authority control}}
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