The document discusses creating a professional learning community (PLC) at a school. It begins with introductions of the presenter and their background. The objective is to learn what a PLC is and the benefits of creating one at the school. A needs assessment found a desire for more collaboration time among colleagues. A PLC is defined as grade levels meeting to plan instruction and share strategies. Guidelines are provided for organizing PLC meetings including assigning roles like grade leader. Examples of effective and ineffective PLC meetings are shown. Benefits include increased collaboration and data-driven instruction. Next steps proposed are forming PLC groups and assigning roles at each grade level.

1. Creating a
PLC within
our school
GCU-Edu.588
Paola Esparza
March 13,2018

2. Introductions
• Ms. Esparza
• 7th year teaching,TK teacher for 4 years now
• Have also taught 6th grade and 2nd grade
• Worked in the education field since 2005 as a
tutor, and intervention specialist, and
substitute teacher.

3. Today’s Topic and
Objective:
• Creating a PLC (Planning Learning Community)
within our school
• Objective: By the end of today we will have
learned what a PLC looks like and the benefits
of creating a PLC in our school.

4. Needs assessment
results:
• Through a needs assessment survey and
several conversations with colleagues it seems
like there is a big desire for more collaboration
time.

5. What is a PLC?
• PLC stands for Planning Learning Community
• Grade levels meet individually to plan for
upcoming units of study and share ideas and
strategies
• Grade levels can also use the collaboration
time to analyze student data and plan
interventions.

6. What does a PLC look
like?
• One “grade leader”
• “Grade leaders” are in charge of meeting with the
principal and receive important information to bring
back to the grade level.
• “Group secretary” to be in charge of keeping minutes
and keep notes
• “time keeper” to be in charge of making sure
meetings start on time and end on time.
• We respect each other and conduct our PLC in a
professional manner

7. Example of a Bad PLC
meeting:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm5An3C
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8. Round Robin
• Answer the following question using a Round
Robin format:
• What did you notice in the video that would be
an example of a “bad PLC meeting?

9. Example of a good PLC
meeting
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yond9NTk
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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=053ayc0Q
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10. Round Robin
• Answer the following question:
• What did the teachers in the sample PLC
video’s do that was positive?

11. Benefits of creating a
PLC
• Increase collaboration among staff
• Set time to collaborate and plan within grade
levels
• Analyze data within grade level to help
differentiate instruction
• All teachers share the responsibility for all
students in a grade level
• Support each other and know we can help each
other and our students grow

12. How do we begin
a PLC at
Vermont?
1. 1. Each grade level will
form a PLC
2. 2. Administrators and
support staff will be
supporting grade levels
during their PLC times.
3. 3. Grade levels need to
choose a grade leader to
represent their grade
level at monthly
leadership meetings with
the Principal.

13. Expectations of a PLC
• Norms:
• We start on time and end on time
• We respect each other and share the
responsibilities
• Our meeting time is a time to reflect and share
ideas and strategies
• Our students’ success is our main goal
• Focus on what we CAN change

14. Where do we begin?
• 1. As a staff we will choose the best time to
meet within our PLC’s
• 2. As a grade level choose a person to fill each
of the “job” positions within a PLC.

15. Possible resources
• http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may04/vol61/num08/What-Is-a-Professional-Learning-
Community¢.aspx
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• http://www.allthingsplc.info
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• https://wvde.state.wv.us/ctn/Workshop%20Materials/CTN%20October%20Conference/October%20Day1%20Handouts.pdf
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• Roberts, S. M., & Pruitt, E. Z. (Eds.). (2008). Schools as professional learning communities: Collaborative activities and
strategies for professional development. Corwin Press.
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• https://study.com/academy/topic/professional-learning-communities-overview.html

16. Satisfaction Survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HF867SR
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