Professional Learning Communities
at Jackson Technology Center
Goal:
Develop a common understanding of the direction of Professional Learning Communities at Jackson, including definition, expectations, logistics, and norms.
Objectives:
- Establish a shared definition of a PLC
- Determine what activities occur in good PLC
- Discuss what PLC will look like for each department
- Define PLC Norms for campus and departments
What Shapes a Professional Learning Community?
- Describe a time when you were part of a learning community. What made it so? What were its characteristics?
- What do you believe about the relationship between teacher collaboration and student achievement?
- What, if anything, would need to change for you to have a closer match between what you believe and what you do?
Is a PLC a Group or a Team?
So where are we in our cultural shift?
PLC Road Map Department Questionnaire
What are existing areas of strength?
In what areas can Jackson grow?
Today's Meet
Essential PLC Questions?
What do we expect our students to learn?
How will we respond when they don't learn?
How will we know they are learning?
How will we respond if they already know it?
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45-min Professional Learning Sessions
Departments will utilize PLC room
Math - Reading - English (7th)
Will meet daily
Science - Social Studies - Elective - English
Social Studies - Thursday
Science - Tuesday
English 6/8 - Wednesday
PLC Minutes and Attendance
Jackson PLCs
Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction
- Framing the Lesson
- Working in the Power Zone
- Frequent, Small-Group Purposeful Talk
- Recognize and Reinforce
- Write Critically
7 Steps to a Language-Rich Interactive Classroom
- Instead of IDK
- Speak in Complete Sentences
- Randomize and Rotate
- Total Response Signals
- Visuals and Vocab
- Structured Conversation
- Structured Reading & Writing
Instruct Intentionally
What activities take place in PLC focused on the 4 Essential Questions?
Padlet
TEKS & Objectives (Q1)
Assessment (Q2)
Differentiation (Q3/Q4)
Think of a past negative experience you have had serving on a team and identify THREE specific behaviors that prevented that group from being effective: for example, whining and complaining, arriving late and leaving early, being disengaged....
Establishing Norms
Think about your areas of growth for working within your department and identify TWO ways you will be a better PLC team member.
Create ONE "We will..." PLC norm based on your reflections.
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The Sanctity of PLC
Be on time
Be prepared
Be participatory
PLC in Action
Review PLC Road Map Responses
Discuss Characteristics of PLC Team
Establish Norms
Create Aug/Sept. PLC Calendar
Learning Community
Characteristics of the Team
PLC Definition
Examples of PLC Activities
What is a Professional
Non-Examples of PLC Activities
Jackson PLC
By tdosborne
Jackson PLC
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