PLC

What are the main questions a PLC should ask?

• What do we want students to learn?

• How will we know when our students have learned?

• What will WE do if they don't learn?

• What will WE do if they already know the material?

The work of DuFour, DuFour and Eaker has found students perform better when...

• their teachers are part of a collaborative culture that focuses on results.

• they have the right and proper genes.

• they have the financial means to get what they want.

• they have lots of breaks to discuss anything that they feel worthy of discussing and at any time they want to discuss it.

• None of these

PLCs measure effectiveness based upon

• The quality intentions of the initiative the select.

• The results they achieve.

• The performance of the students in the prior year.

• All of these.

The essential characteristics of a PLC are that they

• share a common mission, vision, values and goals

• use methods of collaboration to focus on learning

• engage in collective inquiry

• are action oriented and willing to experiment and focus on results

• committed to continuous improvement

According to DuFour, in order for a PLC to succeed

• It must have a name.

• It must have commitment and persistence of members.

• It must be held at least four times each month.

• It must be mandated by upper level administration.

The S in SMART goals stands for

• Single

• Superior

• Specific

• Strategic

The A in SMART stands for

• Arbitrary

• Achievable

• Applicable

• Any

The M in SMART goals means

• Measurable

• Mean

• Miraculous

• Multi-faceted

• None of these

Of the goals listed below, which is the best example of a SMART GOAL?

• All students will improve their reading comprehension.

• Students failing in math will increase their computation score by 5 points per month.

• 100% of math students will demonstrate growth by the end of the year.

• Five days per week 4/5 teachers will use the repeated reading strategy 10 minutes per day with struggling reading students and will report student growth at the end of each month.