Module 1: Why PLCs - Essential Questions
Essential Questions:
Expected Outcomes:
Participants will:
Vocabulary:
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- Why should we become a Professional Learning Community?
- How can working collaboratively impact student success?
- How can working collaboratively impact teacher and administrative professional growth?
Expected Outcomes:
Participants will:
- Gain a deeper understanding of the importance of PLCs and how they contribute to improved teacher practice and higher student achievement
- Identify the characteristics of high functioning and effective PLCs
Vocabulary:
- Professional Learning Community - A school culture that recognizes and capitalizes on the collective strengths
and talents of the staff using collaborative structures and dedicated time to meet. - Collaboration - School communities working effectively together on common goals.
- Collegiality - Exists in a school/team where people “get along” well but nay not necessarily work effectively on common
goals. - Norms - Ground rules established for a group that intends to work together.
- Protocol - Consists of agreed upon guidelines for conducting a focused and effective conversation. Protocols vary
depending upon the purpose and desired outcome of the conversation. - School Culture - The values and beliefs that are reflected in the way a school looks, and faculty and students behave and work.
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