Professional Learning

Community
PLC
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 What is PLC?
• A group of educators that meets regularly, shares
expertise and works collaboratively to improve
teaching skills and the academic performance of
students
• A professional development method/strategy to
foster collaborative learning among colleagues
• A tool for developing cultures of success in schools
• Teachers Teaching Teachers
 Importance
1. Shared responsibility for the development of
students
2. Collective responsibility for student success
3. Reduced teacher isolation
4. Increased understanding of content and the roles
teachers play in helping students
5. Teachers will be professionally renewed and will
continue to be inspired to inspire students
 6 Elements of the PLC Process
. A Focus on
1
Learning
Members of a PLC
create and are guided
by a clear and
compelling vision of
what the organization
must become in order
to help all students
learn.
 6 Elements of the PLC Process
2. A Collaborative
Culture with a
Focus on Learning
for All
A PLC is composed
of collaborative teams
whose members work
interdependently to
achieve common goals for
which they are mutually
accountable
 6 Elements of the PLC Process
3. Collective Inquiry CI is the process of
Into Best Practices building shared
and Current Reality knowledge by
clarifying the questions
The Teams in a that a group will
PLC engage in explore together
collective inquiry into
both best practices in
teaching and best
practices in learning
 6 Elements of the PLC Process
4. Action
Orientation:
Learning by
Doing
Members of a PLC
are action oriented:
they move quickly to
turn aspirations into
actions and vision into
reality.
 6 Elements of the PLC Process
5. A Commitment to
Continuous
Improvement
Inherent to a PLC
are persistent disquiet
with the status quo
and a constant search
for a better way to
achieve goals and
accomplish the purpose
of the organization.
 6 Elements of the PLC Process
6. Results
Orientation
Members of a
PLC realize that all
of their efforts must
be assessed on the
basis of results rather
than intentions.
 Composition of PLC

Facilitator (Principal, AC,

Members (Teachers)
Member)

Leader
(Principal/Academic
Coordinator)

Resource Speaker
Documenter (any member)
(External/Internal)
Role of PLC members
• Focus on student performance

• Collaborate with colleagues

• Accept responsibility for implementing systems that enable each student

to be successful
• Become students of teaching and consumers of research
Role of Documenter:
Documentation, record-keeping, reporting
• 1. Team meetings

attendance current needs/ concerns

topics of discussion evidence whether plan is working/not
best practices that were shared next courses of actions
*documenter on rotation basis; protocols should be developed for
confidentiality; guidelines on record management
* All plc members should have a portfolio (activities, notes, reflection, etc
• 2. Reporting to administration

Institutional meetings – sharing of PLC experience

Possible Topics for PLC Sessions*
• Learner Diversity and Student Inclusion

• Content and Pedagogy

• Assessment and Reporting

• 21st Century Skills

• ICT Integration

• Curriculum Contextualization, Localization, and Indigenization

*Maybe determined by the teachers themselves under the guidance of the

PLC Leader and done through needs assessment
 Limitations, Prohibitions
• Since PLC sessions are aimed at the
continuous professional development of
teachers, the conduct of PLC sessions
shall be limited to the purposes as
stated. Prohibited purposes may include
but not limited to the following: sale of
goods and other merchandize, lending
transactions, political and religious
meetings, mobile games, etc
PLC Implementation Process
• Assessment of needs

• Prioritization of topics/agenda

• Formation of PLC

• Identification of appropriate interventions

• Scheduling of meetings

• Setting up of resources (human/material)

• Assignment of work

• Writing of PLC plan

 Quality
professional
development
for teachers
Coherent
Support curriculum
students aligned to
standards

Improved
student
Share achievement
results & Quality
improve instruction
instructions

Assess
Analyze
students
results
learning
How do PLCs work?
• Teachers are organized into grade level, course specific, or
interdisciplinary collaborative teams
• They work interdependently to achieve common goals for which members
are mutually accountable
• They commit to meeting regularly to evaluate learning goals and
outcomes
• They establish common behavior expectations

• They define learning expectations (what do we want students to learn?)

• They create common assessment calendars. (How do we measure student

learning?)