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PLC+: Better Decisions and Greater Impact by Design
Create strong and effectives PLCs plus―and that plus is YOU
What makes a powerful and results-driven Professional Learning Community (PLC)? The answer is PLC plus ― "plus" being the vital role teachers play in teaching and learning. Grounded in four cross-cutting themes―equity, high expectations, efficacy, and facilitation from discussion to action―the PLC+ framework supports educators in questioning practices, not just outcomes. It broadens the focus on student learning to encompass educational equity and teaching efficacy, and, in doing so, it leads educators to plan and implement PLCs that maximize individual expertise while harnessing the power of collaborative efficacy.
What makes a powerful and results-driven Professional Learning Community (PLC)? The answer is PLC plus ― "plus" being the vital role teachers play in teaching and learning. Grounded in four cross-cutting themes―equity, high expectations, efficacy, and facilitation from discussion to action―the PLC+ framework supports educators in questioning practices, not just outcomes. It broadens the focus on student learning to encompass educational equity and teaching efficacy, and, in doing so, it leads educators to plan and implement PLCs that maximize individual expertise while harnessing the power of collaborative efficacy.
216 pages, Paperback
Published June 17, 2019
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Douglas Fisher
509 books35 followersDouglas Fisher, Ph.D., is an educator and Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High & Middle College.
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July 7, 2019
A refined, powerful PLC model focused on these five questions: 1 - Where are we going? 2 - Where are we now? 3 - How do we move learning forward? 4 - What did we learn today? 5 - Who benefited and who did not benefit? The we is both students and the teachers and the big shift is to focus on learning AND its connection to effective instruction.
This model is well-aligned with visible learning practices, RTI, and culturally responsive, equity focused instruction. There is a companion playbook full of protocols, reflection exercises, and implementation tools.
There's no expectation that we can dig into all five questions at every PLC meeting, just that these questions guide our PLC work. Instead of SMART goals, the model has teams address "common challenges" which are designed to invite a collective, team-based response to measurable learning goals. The "plus" is you, the teacher, activator, or learner on the PLC team.
This model is well-aligned with visible learning practices, RTI, and culturally responsive, equity focused instruction. There is a companion playbook full of protocols, reflection exercises, and implementation tools.
There's no expectation that we can dig into all five questions at every PLC meeting, just that these questions guide our PLC work. Instead of SMART goals, the model has teams address "common challenges" which are designed to invite a collective, team-based response to measurable learning goals. The "plus" is you, the teacher, activator, or learner on the PLC team.
June 28, 2022
Great read for refining the PLC process with specific action steps!
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