The document discusses protocols for effective advocacy and inquiry in professional learning communities. It begins by outlining four questions that drive the work of a PLC: determining what students should learn, assessing if students have learned it, responding to students who have not learned, and enriching learning for proficient students. It then provides guidelines for respectful communication, active involvement, focus on goals, assuming the best of colleagues, thoughtfully involving others, and appropriate electronic device use during sessions. Finally, it lists protocols for effective advocacy, such as stating assumptions, providing reasoning, giving examples, acknowledging perspective and uncertainty, and inviting others' perspectives. It also provides protocols for effective inquiry, like gently probing logic, using nonaggressive language, drawing