What is a Professional Learning Community?
What is a Professional Learning Community?
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A Professional Learning Community (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 et al (2010)
Three key ideas lay the the foundation for this ongoing process:
A Focus on Learning
A Focus on Learning
The fundamental purpose of a school is to ensure high levels of learning for all students and therefore every decision is made based on how it will impact learning. To make a positive difference in the learning of each and every student, teachers focus on 4 critical questions during each PLC meeting.
The fundamental purpose of a school is to ensure high levels of learning for all students and therefore every decision is made based on how it will impact learning. To make a positive difference in the learning of each and every student, teachers focus on 4 critical questions during each PLC meeting.
A Collaborative Culture
A Collaborative Culture
PLC teams work collaboratively and take collective responsibility for high levels of learning for all students. Together, teachers clarify essential student learning, develop common assessments, analyze evidence of learning, and use that evidence for continuous improvement of their own craft and that of their peers.
PLC teams work collaboratively and take collective responsibility for high levels of learning for all students. Together, teachers clarify essential student learning, develop common assessments, analyze evidence of learning, and use that evidence for continuous improvement of their own craft and that of their peers.
Focus on Results
Focus on Results
PLCs measure their effectiveness on the basis of results rather than intentions. PLC teams seek out and use data to continuously inform and improve their practice. Increased student achievement of all students is the indicator of a successful PLC.
PLCs measure their effectiveness on the basis of results rather than intentions. PLC teams seek out and use data to continuously inform and improve their practice. Increased student achievement of all students is the indicator of a successful PLC.
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