http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/PLC.pdf
P.L.C.’s, also known as professional learning
communities, are a group of people working alongside each other to one main goal, to improve student learning. A PLC includes four key points, which support their goal, “ using collective effort to enhance student learning, promoting and sustaining the learning of all professionals in the school, building knowledge through inquiry, analyzing and using data for reflection and improvement.” PLC’s have already been used in many school environments. These schools have given positive feedback and proved PLC’s to be an
important part of a child’s learning environment. PLC’s incorporate six main components, which make this program beneficial and foolproof, learning for All Students, focus on results, relationships, leadership, collaborative inquiry and alignment. Although, this is an excellent program, it is very crucial to follow all it’s components correctly as this strategy will not achieve its maximum benefit, if not followed through correctly.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may04/vol61/num08/What-Is-a-Professional-Learning-Community%C2%A2.aspx
As of recent, many schools are using professional
learning communities in order to improve their students achievement in the school. But many are not realizing the importance of following this fragile process thoroughly, are in turn not getting the results they expected. Professional learning communities, has just been a common term used by schools everywhere. The meaning and responsibility behind this term is being ignored and forgotten, and so it does not have any affect and student success. Only when a school correctly uses the components of this process,
a school staff takes that statement literally and works hard towards the goal, can a positive change be expected. For example, one of the key components is Ensuring That Students Learn. Now this step has been ignored because at times teachers will continue on a new subject, leaving behind any students that may not thoroughly understand the process, and allowing them to fail. This becomes a barrier in fully accomplishing this component..
https://www.naesp.org/resources/2/Leadership_Compass/2007/LC2007v5n2a4.pdf Many people might mistake a PLC for a committee
or any weekly data meeting, rather a PLC is a process which focuses mainly on improved student achievement. It is most common-sense, cost-effective process for achieving student achievement. For example, Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary school is great evidence of the great heights a school can reach, by incorporating this program into their daily teachings. For this process to work, many teachers, parents, principals and other staff need to cooperate in an effective manner and be responsible for following the three
important elements of a successful PLC: focus on learning, collaborative culture, and results-oriented thinking. A principal plays a strong, hugely important role in making sure these points are being used in every classroom. A PLC focuses on learning
http://www.is-toolkit.com/knowledge_library/kl_files/ProfessionalLearningCommunity_A%20Brief%20Guide.pdf
This article talks about PLC’s which
are members from a group of people trying to gain new information and adjusting it from previous knowledge, in order to work on a specific agenda to help students learn. This article talks about assessing a school’s PLC, one way to do that is by giving all
teachers a SRI’s teacher survey. After the survey, if teachers believe that the school does not need changing then it’s important to work hard on building an innovation culture and support teacher’s vision to reform. If the survey claims that teachers see
a problem and are willing to collaborate than they must find a common time to work, they need to find a teacher to prepare lessons for an entire grade level while teachers discuss, gain collaborative team time, coordinate activities for the students, etc.
If teachers are not willing to work together than trust is essential, and they need to start trusting one another. Ways to develop a school’s PLC is by, SRI work, peer coaching, CEL’s classroom and video analysis, read specific books as a group and discuss
and to follow Japan’s lesson study model.
http://www.allthingsplc.info/mobile/about
This article talks about PLC means Professional learning community which is when educators work together, on a regular basis to improve results for students, by continuously learning themselves (not a program or meeting). People in the PLC embrace high levels of learning, they understand what the organization must become, and that each member needs to participate to create the organization, they learn by doing. They start off by gathering information, then they think of new strategies and address weaknesses in learning, After that, they use those strategies they came up with, and understand whether or not they were effective and they add on new knowledge.
P.L.C.’s, also known as professional learning
communities, are a group of people working alongside each other to one main goal, to improve student learning. A PLC includes four key points, which support their goal, “ using collective effort to enhance student learning, promoting and sustaining the learning of all professionals in the school, building knowledge through inquiry, analyzing and using data for reflection and improvement.” PLC’s have already been used in many school environments. These schools have given positive feedback and proved PLC’s to be an
important part of a child’s learning environment. PLC’s incorporate six main components, which make this program beneficial and foolproof, learning for All Students, focus on results, relationships, leadership, collaborative inquiry and alignment. Although, this is an excellent program, it is very crucial to follow all it’s components correctly as this strategy will not achieve its maximum benefit, if not followed through correctly.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may04/vol61/num08/What-Is-a-Professional-Learning-Community%C2%A2.aspx
As of recent, many schools are using professional
learning communities in order to improve their students achievement in the school. But many are not realizing the importance of following this fragile process thoroughly, are in turn not getting the results they expected. Professional learning communities, has just been a common term used by schools everywhere. The meaning and responsibility behind this term is being ignored and forgotten, and so it does not have any affect and student success. Only when a school correctly uses the components of this process,
a school staff takes that statement literally and works hard towards the goal, can a positive change be expected. For example, one of the key components is Ensuring That Students Learn. Now this step has been ignored because at times teachers will continue on a new subject, leaving behind any students that may not thoroughly understand the process, and allowing them to fail. This becomes a barrier in fully accomplishing this component..
https://www.naesp.org/resources/2/Leadership_Compass/2007/LC2007v5n2a4.pdf Many people might mistake a PLC for a committee
or any weekly data meeting, rather a PLC is a process which focuses mainly on improved student achievement. It is most common-sense, cost-effective process for achieving student achievement. For example, Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary school is great evidence of the great heights a school can reach, by incorporating this program into their daily teachings. For this process to work, many teachers, parents, principals and other staff need to cooperate in an effective manner and be responsible for following the three
important elements of a successful PLC: focus on learning, collaborative culture, and results-oriented thinking. A principal plays a strong, hugely important role in making sure these points are being used in every classroom. A PLC focuses on learning
http://www.is-toolkit.com/knowledge_library/kl_files/ProfessionalLearningCommunity_A%20Brief%20Guide.pdf
This article talks about PLC’s which
are members from a group of people trying to gain new information and adjusting it from previous knowledge, in order to work on a specific agenda to help students learn. This article talks about assessing a school’s PLC, one way to do that is by giving all
teachers a SRI’s teacher survey. After the survey, if teachers believe that the school does not need changing then it’s important to work hard on building an innovation culture and support teacher’s vision to reform. If the survey claims that teachers see
a problem and are willing to collaborate than they must find a common time to work, they need to find a teacher to prepare lessons for an entire grade level while teachers discuss, gain collaborative team time, coordinate activities for the students, etc.
If teachers are not willing to work together than trust is essential, and they need to start trusting one another. Ways to develop a school’s PLC is by, SRI work, peer coaching, CEL’s classroom and video analysis, read specific books as a group and discuss
and to follow Japan’s lesson study model.
http://www.allthingsplc.info/mobile/about
This article talks about PLC means Professional learning community which is when educators work together, on a regular basis to improve results for students, by continuously learning themselves (not a program or meeting). People in the PLC embrace high levels of learning, they understand what the organization must become, and that each member needs to participate to create the organization, they learn by doing. They start off by gathering information, then they think of new strategies and address weaknesses in learning, After that, they use those strategies they came up with, and understand whether or not they were effective and they add on new knowledge.