Crash Course in PLCs

The ultimate goal of a PLC is:

• Free lunches

• Student Achievement

• Lesson planning time

• Marking time

What does PLC stand for?

• Professional Learning Communities

• Personal Learning Communities

• Professional Learning Companies

• Personal Learning Companies

Effective PLCs should always look at student work

• False

• True

The Principal should create the conditions so that _________________ no longer exists.

• Banked prep time

• Teacher Isolation

• Collaboration

Which of the following is NOT correct about a PLC?

• Teachers work collaboratively.
• Student success is at the forefront of all meetings.
• Teachers work independently in their classrooms.
• A PLC is job-embedded learning for teachers.

Why is it important to establish team norms for our PLC time together?

• We need to ensure that no one is having fun during PLC.
• Norms help hold team members accountable and ensure the success of the team.
• PLC meetings are designed so that we have an opportunity to complain in a safe environment.
• PLC team members need to establish norms so that those who do not follow them can be discussed during passing period and lunch.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four crucial questions of a PLC?

• Why didn't the teachers in the grade before teach these students anything?
• What do we want each student to learn?
• How will we know when students have learned it?
• How will we respond if students have difficulty in learning?

What is a way that we can respond when students experience difficulty with learning?

• Reteach the students
• Work with the students in small groups
• Offer tutorials for the students before or after school
• All of the above

How will we respond when learning has already occurred?

• Tell the students that they can listen to music on their cell phones while we work with other students.
• Allow the students to hang out in the hallway with their friends during class..
• Have the students do extra worksheets since they are ahead in their learning.
• Offer an activity to enrich and deepen their learning.

What are the 3 Big Ideas of the PLC process?

• Focus on teaching standards-based content

• Collaboration

• Focus on learning

• Results-Oriented