Teachers engaging
in effective professional learning communities while working through the instructional tools of the Mathematics Design Collaborative are engaged in the continuous improvement cycle, developing collective responsibility for student learning, and creating instructional alignment and accountability within the PLC..
These pioneers discuss many important topics related to implementations, such as the need to
build effective professional learning communities, to cultivate support among school faculty and parents, and to integrate UDL with existing initiatives.
Within
every effective professional learning community, there exists a group of teachers who regularly collaborate, with a focus on achieving continual professional improvement.
What does
an effective professional learning community look like and how do you go about building one?
Effective professional learning communities?
• Formative vs. summative assessment • Student progress monitoring • Meeting state or district student learning targets • Processes that support collaborative inquiry for instructional improvement • Effective professional learning communities
I might be able to teach my class by myself but in a school with
an effective professional learning community culture, I depend on my peers (and they depend on me) to help me understand what my students need and how I am going to get results.
Established and
effective professional learning communities that continually strive to increase student achievement
«Educators who regularly participate in
effective professional learning communities are members of powerful teams that greatly influence the outcomes of their students,» said ASCD Emerging Leader Kenny McKee.