What is a Professional Learning Community? NaKishia D. Glenn Gardner-Webb University Abstract Throughout this paper you will be able to gain more knowledge on what a Professional Learning Community (PLC) is. I will explore two different areas: general characteristics of PLCs and the big ideas that are associated with them. I will refer to different types of students throughout this paper. When I mention high achievers I will be referring to those are students whose test scores put them in the
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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
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The Professional Learning Community By Louis Stoll ‚ 2006 As per my goal setting on this paper are to learn what are meant by PLC and CoP as well as and become a good leader in today’s education. Professional Learning Community (PLC) is “an inclusive and mutually supportive group of people with collaborative‚ reflective‚ and growth-oriented approach towards investigating and learning more about their practice in order to improve pupils’ learning" (Stoll‚ p. 104). Professional refers to a specialized
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attending seminars‚ conferences‚ or attaining advanced degrees; but in most cases‚ there is a wealth of knowledge in the very building in which they teach. Many administrators have caught on to the concept of Professional Learning Communities (PLC). Basically‚ a Professional Learning Community is a group of teachers who work together to share ideas and concepts‚ and to analyze data in relation to instruction. The goal is to discover new teaching strategies and to improve instruction. Research has
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term professional learning community is very common. This term‚ however‚ can mean many things to different educators. It can be used to talk about extending classroom practices to the community‚ bring outside people into the school to increase learning of students‚ engaging students‚ teacher learning‚ among other definitions. The main definition I want focus on is professional learning communities as a way of getting teachers and administrations together to enhance learning through professional learning
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Professional learning communities‚ PLCs‚ what are they? This question was the focus of Chapter 1‚ Clarity Precedes Competence. The chapter clearly states the characteristics‚ assumptions‚ challenges‚ and the needs of a PLC. According to Dufour and Fullan (2013)‚ there are three big ideas that are essential to the PLC: 1. A relentless focus on learning for all students 2. A collaborative culture and collective effort to support students and adult learning 3. A results orientation to improve practice
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the importance of having a professional learning community also known as PLC in the school system. Having individuals that pair together for the greater good of the students can enhance the success of the students and organization. A professional learning community‚ also known as PLC‚ is a group of teachers that share their expertise‚ meets regularly‚ and collaborate to improve the academic performance of students and teaching skills. The essence of a learning community is to focus solely on the
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Professional learning communities provides opportunities to have meaningful collaboration. The PLC permits teachers to work together to learn about and focus on a topic‚ collect and analyze data and provide an emotionally safe place where teachers are free to take risks‚ which helps build a strong community. The stakeholders that should be included in this conversation should be the teacher and her PLC team‚ the instructional coach‚ and the school leader. The school leader should hold a constructive
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QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND NATIONAL POLICY MANAGEMENT CONTEXT IN TANZANIA. FADHILI Madaga E- mail: madagafadhili@yahoo.com M.E.D. Management and Administration Department of Management and Life Long Learning University of Dar es salaam INTRODUCTION The concept of quality may mean different things to different individuals and organizations. Apparently‚ some different medium of instruction may be associated with quality of a school. This is quite incorrect. Quality is an improved state of the
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Chastity Rivera MSL 0685 CRN 30094 Leading Learning Communities Nova Southeastern University February 24‚ 2013 Concorde Career Institute Orlando has been an educational institution for over 25 years. This organization provides fast-track‚ health-related programs in various fields. As with any educational institution‚ proprietary or not‚ there are many employees-all part of many different departments. Concorde Orlando has developed of a learning community to some extent‚ but the findings presented
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