Professional Learning Communities

A professional learning community (PLC) is a group of educators working collaboratively using research-based, data driven best practices and incorporating this into the classroom. Each PLC is organized into teams or cluster groups which meet regularly, usually weekly, to focus on student learning. The teams work to achieve a common goal (increasing student performance) for which the group is held accountable.

Best Practices for Increasing Student Achievement - Face-2-Face

This workshop will provide best practices for improving school performance and practical information on how to transform schools using PLCs.

Audience: Teachers and Administrators
Length: 1 day
CLUs: 1.0
Date/Time: May 8, 2008 (visit Coursewhere for additional information)

Best Practices for Increasing Student Achievement - Webinar

Rick and Becky DuFour will be conducting this webinar. It will be a follow-up to the Face-to-Face workshop previously hosted by Solution Tree on best practices and PLCs.

Audience: Teachers and Administrators
Length: 1 hour
CLUs: 1.0
Date/Time: June 5, 2008 (visit Coursewhere for additional information)

Structure of Learning Communities - Webinar

Join us as we discuss how to deliver professional development in schools that is truly job embedded, teacher led and driven by student work. This webinar will require that participants have viewed Parts I-V of the PLC videocasts (elementary, middle or high school level). If you have any trouble viewing the videocasts, email Kim.Nesmith@la.gov. A dvd can be mailed to you.

Audience: Summit schools’ administrators and teachers
Length: 1 hour
CLUs: 1.0
Date/Time: May 13, 2008 - 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

PLC in a Texas School - Videocast

This videocast discusses the commitment of teachers to professional learning communities within a middle school in south Texas. It also provides an overview of how the PLC was conducted and accepted by teachers in a school district.