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An ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve.
Typically, PLC meetings include the following activities: 1) Reviewing student data, 2) setting learning goals, 3) reflecting on teaching practice, 4) exploring resources to learn about new practices, and 5) planning how to apply new learning.
PLCs allow educators opportunities to directly improve teaching and learning. … Meeting with your PLC gives you the ability to share student progress, and when the data is shared across grade levels within the building, educators and administrators take ownership of every child’s education.
The PLC model gives schools a framework to form high- performing, collaborative teams of teachers that are all united toward the improvement of student learning. … During collaborative team meetings, teachers share their concerns, reflect on their teaching strategies, and make decisions based on data.
A PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER (PLC) is an industrial computer control system that continuously monitors the state of input devices and makes decisions based upon a custom program to control the state of output devices.
As you delve deeply into the three big ideas of a PLC – a focus on learning, a focus on collaboration and a focus on results – you will gain specific, practical and inspiring strategies for intervention for transforming your school or region into a place where all students learn at high levels.
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.
Educators in a PLC benefit from clarity regarding their shared purpose, a common understanding of the school they are trying to create, collective communities to help move the school in the desired direction, and specific, measurable, attainable, results-oriented, and time- bound (SMART) goals to mark their progress.
Examples of Professional Learning Communities include a group of teachers engaging one another for the purpose of creating a more consistent curriculum, a group of computer instructors collaborating and discussing which software applications to purchase and a team of administrators coming together to support one …
A professional learning community, or PLC, is a group of educators who decide to come together regularly to learn with and from each other on needs they have identified themselves. … They talk about the value of collaboration and how their PLC has helped them stay connected and supported.
An LLC is a privately owned business while a PLC is one that is publicly traded on the stock market. Each state has its own rules and restrictions regarding LLCs and PLCs, and not every business entity is available in every state. An LLC is a common business entity formed under state law.
The difference between Ltd and PLC is their stake in share for buying and selling. Ltd and PLC are two types of companies among which Ltd is a private company and PLC is a public limited company. They are entirely different from each other in terms of their ownership, working, governmental interference, etc.
The term “professional learning community” is used to describe every imaginable combination of individuals with an interest in education. … The PLC model assumes that the core mission of formal education is to ensure that students learn.
What are PLC’s? PLC is the acronym for Professional Learning Communities. Our staff is expected to meet in PLC’s to write and revise curriculum, build common assessments and examine student data. All of this is done to improve the quality of teaching and learning and increase student achievement.
As a result of extensive research, they cited five elements of a professional community: (1) reflective dialogue, (2) focus on student learning, (3) interaction among Page 7 teacher colleagues, (4) collaboration, and (5) shared values and norms.
The term “PLC” stands for professional learning community. As traditionally defined, a PLC is “an ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve” (DuFour, DuFour & Eaker, 2002).
For staff, the results include: reduction of isolation of teachers. increased commitment to the mission and goals of the school and increased vigor in working to strengthen the mission. shared responsibility for the total development of students and collective responsibility for students’ success.
Professionalism Policy
The teacher and administrator who inspires, guides, and helps students can have a lasting influence on students throughout their lives. Students and staff members should interact with each other in a warm, open, and positive fashion.
When, How Long, and How Often
PLCs that are too small or too large suffer from a deficit or excess of varying perspectives (see Establishing PLC Teams, Chapter 2). For teachers to adequately benefit from being in a PLC, I recommend teams meet at least weekly, for at least an hour each time.
If the purpose is to meet student needs, first educators need to be aware of what those needs are. This is where a PLC comes in. PLC stands for Professional Learning Community, and it describes a process that a school community goes through to ensure they are supporting their learners.