Professional Learning Communities

PLC stands for

• Professional Leadership Council

• Practice Learn Create

• Professional Learning Communities

• Practical Leadership Components

An important part of establishing an effective PLC is to:

• schedule date/time for meetings in calendar

• establish meeting protocols

• look at data, collaborate and reflect

• all are correct

Professional Learning Communities involve teacher teams working collaboratively to:

• prepare units/assessments

• think about what students are learning

• discuss how teaching can be improved

• all are correct

Although Marshall feels that student learning should be figured into a teacher's evaluation, one component that can be detrimental to PLCs progress is:

• Test scores

• Projects

• Report card grades

• Portfolio

PLC's should focus on data, collaborative improvements and

• happy hour

• test scores

• reflection

• writing assessments

True or false: An effective PLC should set as many goals as possible to improve learning and teaching.

Which of the following are chracterisitics of an effective PLC?

• Meeting day/time needs to be in the team members schedule on a regular basis

• Encourage and guide teachers to look beyond test grades to other student work. Work with them.

• Establish meeting protocols and an effective, organized facilitator.

• A principal's attedance at each meeting.