What is a Professional Learning Community? “An ongoing process in which educators are COMMITTED to working collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research (learning by doing) to achieve better results for the students they serve” Dufours

So very true

A shift in the work of teachers from isolation to collaborative teams

Systematic response to students when they don't learn and when they do

A shift in use of assessment from infrequent summative assessment to frequent common formative assessment

Cultural shifts in a PLC A shift in fundamental purpose from teaching to learning

Professional Learning Communities: Collaborative teams that transforms schools Network Program Forum Day 2 - Clarity precedes Competence

Some important distinctions between a conventional school and a PLC COLLABORATION vs Isolation Big Idea 3 RESULTS vs Perceptions

Some important distinctions between a conventional school and a PLC Big Idea 2 COLLABORATION vs Isolation

Some important distinctions between a conventional school and a PLC Big idea 1 LEARNING vs Teaching

The very essence of a PLC is a relentless focus on and commitment to the learning of each student.

Common elements: Collaboration, improving teacher practice & improving learner outcomes

Practicing listening for understanding. PLC 101 use time effectively collaborating/discussing what mattters

Becoming a PLC begins with examining your culture, fundamental purpose & commitment to ensuring learning for all

Transformation needs to start with the WHY not the what or how - Simon Sinek

CHANGE or TRANSFORMATION

Big question for reflection "Do schools need to change?"

At Network Forum Day 1 Campbelltown Tasmania "Clarity precedes competence" part of the purpose of the day

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