Professional learning community

that proves to lead towards student learning and higher achievement including strong leadership, clear and shared mission, vision, values, and goals, collective inquiry, action oriented, collaborative teams that work interdependently, a focus on student learning and results oriented. These ideas are represented within a Professional Learning Community (PLC). To become a PLC, a staff must make changes in their actions and work together focusing on student learning. PLC’s have evolved out of failed

isolated confinements of each teacher’s classroom with some periodic whole-group professional development (Goddard & Goddard, 2007). Within the past few decades, many schools and districts, including ours, have considered and experimented with Professional Learning Communities (PLC) as an alternative framework in guiding a more efficient development program for their teachers. PLCs are focused on enhancing student learning through developing teacher practices. The concept of PLC relies on using structured

Professional Learning Communities: The Mentor The mind of education has changed in the last few years to get away from teachers working alone in isolation to a new idea of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). In contrast to the traditional paradigm of professional development in which teachers attend off-site workshops and conferences that may or may not inspire them to change their thinking or instruction, the Professional Learning Community (PLC) involves teachers in site-based, ongoing,

Professional Learning Communities: Kindergarten teachers plus- PE teacher (AB), music teacher, principal, (The coach for this group is the principal.) 1st-2nd grade teachers- plus PE teacher (BP), art teacher, office specialist, reading specialist (CV), (The coach for this group is the reading specialist.) 3rd-4th grade teachers- plus technology teacher, reading specialist, learning specialist, and Spanish teacher, (The coach for this group is the reading specialist.) 5th-6th grade teachers plus-

“McLaughlin and Talbert (2006) defined professional learning communities as “[organizational structures in which] teachers work collaboratively to reflect on their practice, examine evidence about the relationship between practice and student outcomes, and make changes that improve teaching and learning for the particular students in their classes” (pp. 3–4).” (Teague, 2012, pg. 58) This quote explains what I personally think of professional learning communities should be and what areas they should

A Professional Learning Community, or PLC, is a group of educators that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students. Professional learning within communities requires continuous improvement, promotes collective responsibility, and supports alignment of individual, team, school, and school system goals. The literature on professional learning communities repeatedly gives attention to five attributes of such organizational

wishes to lose those tedious ten extra pounds, professionals resolve to do better in their professions. In the case for educators, along with administrators, aspire to try innovative approaches in their campus in order to heighten the success of their students. All this can be accomplished by all schools if they were to incorporate either Peter Singe’s five disciplines of a Learning Organization or the five Dimensions of Professional Learning Communities. At its core, the concept of a PLC rests on the

Sustaining the Professional Learning Community One would be hard pressed to find a school district that does not think the most important idea is student learning. How schools go about accomplishing this daunting task can vary greatly from district to district. While some schools promote new ideas such as reflective thinking and leadership development, others are simply stuck in the tradition of teaching students the same now as they did 20 years ago. One of the theories in education that is

Professional development is a very important aspect for all teachers to spend time with. I learned one good method in my internship. Introduction There are many ways in which professional development can happen. The item for development I chose is the professional learning community. Summary of Professional Learning Community The professional learning community is a place where teachers come together to discuss certain issues in the school. The PLC is an enjoyable activity that allows for

PLC stands for professional learning community. This is a group of educators that meets regularly to shares their expertise, and they work collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students. The PLC is focused on three major components; learning, collaboration, and results. The first component looks at the difference from teaching verses learning. Principals observe instruction given by teachers to their students and discuss vital issues, such as instructional