professional development (Goddard & Goddard, 2007). Within the past few decades, many schools and districts, including ours, have considered and experimented with Professional Learning Communities (PLC) as an alternative framework in guiding a more efficient development program for their teachers. PLCs are focused on enhancing student learning through developing teacher practices. The concept of PLC relies on using structured collaborative sessions amongst teachers within the school to build internal capacity
Detail the steps you will take to establish your role in your new learning community. The first thing to implement is continually remained focused on the endeavor at hand. A learning community is a definite path to bring dreams and aspirations into existence. I plan to take the advice of the Dr. Stanley in the video about to expect during the residency and establish connections with my classmates and others in the doctoral program (Laureate Education, 2012). Communicating this idea and undertaking
professional learning communities are found in almost every school – public, charter, or private. They have become engrained as a critical part of the teaching process. Many school leaders credit their schools’ growth and success to their professional learning communities. We are going to discuss the professional learning community model, explore how it began, and how it has transformed over time to what we see in today’s educational setting. What is a Professional Learning Community? While there
7.0 Importance to involve the community in learning. “It takes a village to raise a child”, this mean that the whole community has an essential role to play in the growth and development of the young people. Parents and family member have vital role to play in the child’s education, moreover the community hold the greatest responsibility to assure high-quality education for all students. Although learning involves individual behavioural changes, the context in which those changes occur is a social
have established a professional learning community which serves as a resource for the learning process. The PLC programs combine teacher experiences and evaluated teaching strategies to help in student improvement. Professional Learning Community Description DuFour (2004), defines a professional learning community (PLC) as a group of people working interdependently toward the same goal. In a learning environment, a PLC is crucial towards improving the student learning process. One of the major problems
Teaching - Igniting the Spark in our Learning Community I tend to be a talker. I can keep up a good bit of conversation for much longer than my schedule usually allows. The gift of gab is a quality I have learned to apply in numerous different realms, and I intend for it to lead a flow of information in my classroom. The best thing about being a talker is that at any given moment, I am usually armed with half a dozen different ways to say the same thing. I love being able to talk with someone
Community Service Learning Programs promote positive social change by providing students opportunities to learn and develop through active participation in a thoughtfully organized and structured community service learning environment. It also engages students in active learning that demonstrates the relevance and importance of academic work for their life experience and career choices. These types of programs allow students to reflect on their service experience as it relates to their coursework
In professional learning communities, administrators and teachers share a vision for learning and address the needs of all learners. They are “collaborative teams whose members work interdependently to achieve common goals linked to the purpose of student learning” (DuFour, 2006, p.3). Increasing student achievement is at the forefront of the purpose. A professional learning community possesses: (1) shared mission and vision, (2) collective inquiry, (3) shared leadership, (4) action orientation,
It was my 9th class the bilingual course “Essentials of the Learning Sciences”. Before the class, I finished reading part and I assumed that we will go through the Chapter Nine of HPL. Last week, I spent more than ten hours in preparation for the class; reading the Chapter, writing reflection journal, actually, it took about half the time in the search for the definitions of (Database, and Learning community). For learning community definition first I thought it easy to find the right definition
Service Learning Reflection Essay When it comes to service learning I have always found it to be a rewarding way to challenge yourself as well as a better way to connect with and understand your community. I am actually not associated with any religious organization, but I have been doing community service for the better half of my school career. In the past and in the case of this courses requirements I volunteered my time at schools who are always in need of people who are willing to help the
contributes to their community, they gain more than a just a sense of accomplishment. The experience a person gets in return from helping the community is invaluable. It is a mutually beneficial experience. A person who helps those in need gains knowledge and experience that can help them in future endeavors. A person can give back to the community in different ways; through volunteering, community service, and service learning. While volunteering, community service, and service learning can be carried
Community Service and Service Learning Defined: To compare community service and service learning it is necessary that each are defined. Community service is defined in the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary as, “work that people do to help other people without payment, and which young criminals whose crime was not was not serious enough for them to be put in prison are forced to do”(Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary 2004). Community service is simply as it is defined work done for
What suggestions do you have for the 18-19 learning community? I would suggest that for the 18-19 learning community we try to have more interactive classes incorporated into the schedule. I think that we might get more attendance and enthusiasm from mentees if they were able to participate. I feel that we had a lot of classes where they were sitting and listening to someone talk. We could also send out an interest survey at the beginning of the year so gauge what activities and resources mentees
Part One I am the leader of a professional learning community (PLC) at Portage High School. The group meets every week to covers topics that are assigned by the administration as well as important issues in our areas. One member from each department is assigned to a specific PLC. As the leader of this group, I set the agenda, run the meeting, and take notes for the group. Consequently, I serve as a member of the building leadership committee (BLC) as a representative of our PLC. The BLC meets
Importance of Community in Constructivist Online Learning Environments Introduction In this paper, I will examine the importance of interaction in constructivist online learning environment and how the community affects online learning. In order to show that the community and interaction are important to online learning and especially to the constructivist learning environments, this paper will first examine the definition of constructivist approach, identify relevant types of interaction and
Professional Learning Communities Extensive research has been done on the topic of professional learning communities also known as PLC’s. It is a concept that has also recently received considerable attention. PLC’s have joined teacher leadership and empowerment as another key initiative for many schools and districts. Yet another hot topic or buzz word that is popular, but few seem to really understand. Richard DuFour (2004) commented, “The idea of improving schools by developing professional learning communities
schools is student learning. A significant factor in whether students learn well is the ability and quality of the teachers. Quality is improved through continuous professional development. The framework most supportive of the learning of professionals is professional learning communities (PLC) (Hord, 2009). Forming PLC is a process of focusing on student achievement while empowering educators with the skill set to make a difference. PLC support the partnership between student learning and professional
In our schools today, educators are continuously looking to improve their skills by participating in professional learning communities. Professional learning communities allow teachers to collaborate with one another and hear different perspectives on subjects or topics. Although schools across the country participate in professional learning communities, they are not at the same stage. The stage of development that a school is at is vital to a teacher leader because you want to be proactive, and
Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) has been around for many years, and have become an increasingly popular and regular form of professional development within the educational spectrum. In simplistic terms, PLC’s are a group of professionals collaborating in an effort to share ideas and then transfer those ideas into classroom practice. This practice is for educators to work together where there can be a more consistent and mutually beneficial approach to the educational needs of our students
Introduction Diversity has become an important topic of conversation among members of the education profession, as well as an issue that presents great concern within other areas, professions, and fields of study. While diversity is a multi-tiered entity with multiple elements including but not limited to socio-economic, gender, sexual orientation, religious, physical differences, and cultural intricacies, perhaps the most inclusive of the composition of diversity is that of race and ethnical diversity