“Professional Learning Community”…(PLC)
The professional learning community is a powerful way of working together that profoundly affects the practices of schooling. Teachers work in teams, engaging in an ongoing cycle of questions that promote deep team learning. This process leads to higher levels of student achievement.
Possible Topics:
Working Collaboratively/Sharing
Integration of Technology Across the Curriculum
Assessments/Benchmarks
Grouping of Students
Incorporating Various Teaching Strategies
Parent Involvement/Community
Essential Components (K-2)
Across the Curriculum Emphasis on Literacy/Skills
Increasing Teacher Effectiveness
Understanding the Common Core State Standards
Monthly Activities
Literacy Centers
Improvement of Instructions
Accommodating Learning Styles/Modifications…Visual, Auditory, Tactile and Kinesthetic
Cooperative Learning
Remediation for Levels I and II Students
Teaching Techniques
Academic Goals/High Expectations
Strategies for Classroom Management
Diverse Learners
Strategies for Successful Reading/Writing
How to Teach a Toolkit Lesson
Performance of Students
Increasing Rigorous and Relevant Instruction
Strategies for Using data and Making Data-Driven Decisions/Planning
Objectives Aligned with Lesson
Best Practices for Improving Student Achievement
Cumulative Review/Functional Word Wall/Bulletin Board
Focused Strands on Effective Teaching Practices and Interventions
Nurturing Positive Relationships
Meeting the Needs of ALL Learners
Increasing Student Engagement
Modeling/Coaching/Enrichment
Using Lexile/Quantiles
Bloom’s Taxonomy-Utilize Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
Staff Development
Reduction of Referrals
Increase Attendance
Individualized/Differentiated Instruction
Integration Of Content Areas
Positive Schoolwide Climate
Small/Whole Group Instruction
Student-Directed Learning
Hands-On Activities
Meeting the Needs of Struggling/At Risk Students…Improving Performance
An Effective School
Motivating Underachievers
The Learning Environment/Classroom Climate/Organizational Skills
Instructional Time/Presentation
Ensure Master Of Learning Mentoring/Monitoring
Horizontal/Vertical Planning
Delivery of Content
Developing Probing Questions
Frequent Feedback
Evaluating Individual Learner Outcomes
Student Incentives
Grading Criteria
Transition-Changing Groups/Activities
Student Work Displayed
Homework
Connection Of Prior Knowledge
Consistency Per Grade Level Planning/Teaching/Scheduling