A case for plc's
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This document discusses Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in schools. A PLC requires teachers to work as a team to ensure all students are reaching their full potential by aligning teaching to standards, developing common assessments, tracking data, and revising instruction. To provide time for PLC meetings, some schools implement early release days a few times a month. While PLCs align instruction and help identify struggling students, they also require more meetings and a shift in mindset from individual teaching to a team approach.
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- 2. What is a PLC? A PLC is a Professional Learning Community. In simple terms it means the entire school building is working together to make sure all students are working to their fullest potential. It requires a lot of team work and the ability to be transparent in all you do.
- 3. How does it work? Develop Teams Define Norms and Expectations Align teaching to Oregon State Standards Develop Common Assessments Track Data Review and Revise
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- 6. Is that really enough time? No it isn’t. We also meet once per month in kid focused meetings to look at individual students.
- 7. What do you really think? Pros Aligns teaching with standards. Kids in different classrooms get same materials. Team work allows for shared ideas and feedback Common assessment help determine student learning. Cons More meetings than ever. Never enough time to get it all in. Not everyone is on board yet. Takes a shift in mindset from “my” kids to “our” kids.
- 8. What resources exist? Great conferences and professional development. Technology, technology, technology. We use it in our team all the time. Team Blogs, Google Docs, Wikis. Books, podcasts and You Tube videos.
- 9. What about the kids? Struggling students are now identified quickly Students know what learning targets are for each unit. Frequent data analysis allows for students to move between enrichment when doing well to interventions when struggling. Students identify classrooms as doing “the same thing”. Less teacher competition.
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