Professional Learning Community

What does PLC stand for?

• Personal Learning Community

• Professional Learning Collaborative

• Principals Learning Community

• Professional Learning Community

There is no ______ ______ in a PLC.

What IS a Professional Learning Community?

• A team of teachers divided by grade or content area

• Action Research Pods

• A place to criticize administration

• What teachers call Happy Hour

In an effective PLC, it is important to have an agreed-upon set of ...

PLC meeting agendas should...

• contain 5 or more things to go over during the meeting.

• be typed up, printed, and handed out before the meeting.

• have times indicating when things should be covered.

• contain the norms agreed upon by the group.

What do PLCs collect in real-time?

• Lunch boxes

• Student demographics

• Data

• Test answers

Professional Learning Communities rely on a culture of

• respect, understanding, and honesty.

• respect, community, and collaboration.

• community, lack of ego, and being nice.

• understanding, honesty, and collaboration.

One of the criteria for an effective Proffesional Learning Community is to have Ultimate impact on...

• pupil learning and performance.

• operational performance.

• professional learning, performance, and morale.

• pupil learning and social development.

What is one reason a PLC might fail?

• Lack of Ownership

• Poor Punctuality

• Teachers use it as a happy hour

• Teachers use the time to criticize administration.

Teachers participating in PLCs should stay current on ...

• common assessments given to classes.

• best practices and measures.

• gathering their data to compare with their fellow teachers.