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What's a real Professional Learning Community (PLCs)?

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http://www.allthingsplc.info/ 
This site is a collaborative, objective resource for educators and administrators who are committed to enhancing student achievement. We invite you to share your knowledge, ask questions, and get expert insight into the issues teachers face each day in the classroom.

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PLC 5-week cycle plan

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PLC 5-week cycle developed by Lacy Elementary in Christian County.

PLC 4-week HS cycle plan
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4-week PLC cycle plan developed by Woodford County High School

 A few slides highlighting some of the ideas the DuFours emphasize about PLCs... click here

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A Big Picture Look at Professional Learning Communities

What is a PLC?  “A Professional Learning Community (PLC) is educators committed to working collaboratively in ongoing processes of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. PLCs operate under the assumption that the key to improved learning for students is continuous, job-embedded learning for educators.”
—adapted from Learning by Doing

3 Big Ideas of a PLC
-Focus on Learning
-Build a COLLABORATIVE CULTURE
-Focus on Results

6 Essential Characteristics of a PLC
-Shared mission, vision, values, goals
-Collaborative teams focused on learning
-Collective inquiry
-Action orientation and experimentation
-Commitment to Continuous improvement
-Results orientation

In PLCs, educators demonstrate their commitment to helping all students learn by working collaboratively to address the following critical questions:
1) What do we want students to learn? What should each student know and be able to do as a result of each unit, grade level, and/or course?
2) How will we know if they have learned? Are we monitoring each student’s learning on a timely basis?
3) What will we do if they don’t learn? What systematic process is in place to provide additional time and support for students who are experiencing difficulty?
4) What will we do if they already know it?
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