VIDEO on PLCs

Capacity Building series: PLC

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/PLC.pdf

Professional Learning Communities: What they are & what they are not

What is PLC?

About PLC’s

Excellent Monograph to share how professional learning communities focus on increased student achievement.

 http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/PLC.pdf

 

 

 

 

Professional Learning Communities http://www.dunlapcusd.net/CI/Pages/ProfessionalLearningCommunities.aspx

Professional Learning Communities http://www.ecap-videos.ca/ecap/resources/Hord2009.pdf

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE http://schoolcontributions.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/file/view/PROFESSIONAL%20LEARNING%20COMMUNITIES%20A%20REVIEW%20OF.pdf While this is long, it is interesting to see some of the research and the important things to consider when developing an PLC.

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) http://www.etfo.ca/SupportingMembers/Employees/PRSMattersBulletin/Pages/Professional%20Learning%20Communities.aspx

How to Create a Robust and Meaningful Personal Learning Network (PLN) https://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/how-to-create-a-robust-and-meaningful-personal-learning-network-pln/ (also discusses the difference between a PLE and PLC/PLN)

This image is from 

http://wtjacksonprincipal.weebly.com/pln-personal-learning-network.html

Here is a video show how Microsoft is able to be used to create and operate PLCs. I imagine we could take this and apply it with Google Apps as well.

Please find below my list of PLC websites/resources. I know we were only required to find 5 but I kind of got carried away because I found so many great information that I wanted to share. Happy reading everyone!

http://www.allthingsplc.info/files/uploads/Avisionthatchangedaschoolarticle.pdf 

 

“Research reveals that special education teachers’ classroom practices, like those of their general education counterpart, often change in a positive direction as a result of their participation in PLCs.” -Blanton and Perez, 2011

http://www.allthingsplc.info/files/uploads/AllTogetherNow_TEPSA_TMany_JSchmidt.pdf 

 

Professional Learning Communities – Model for collaborative teaching or the latest bandwagon?

http://professionallyspeaking.oct.ca/june_2005/plc.asp 

 

A video summary of four articles related to experiences, and strategies for creating professional learning networks in an organization.

https://youtu.be/5uoJwy3oa0I

Implementing Professional Learning Communities
http://www.sedl.org/insights/2-3/implementing_effective_professional_learning_communities.pdf 

 

 
Examples:

 

-Ontario Teacher’s Resource and Sharing

-Ontario Occasional Teachers

 

-workshops

-author’s

-schools 

Here are some websites I found about building a PLC:

1. All Things PLC- The author gives 10 steps for building a PLC. http://www.allthingsplc.info/blog/view/155/10-steps-to-creating-a-plc-culture

2. First Steps in forming a Professional Learning Community- a great article with focus on collaboration. http://inservice.ascd.org/first-steps-in-forming-a-professional-learning-community/

3. Centre for Collaborative Classroom- a lot of great resources and information about creating a PLC. https://www.collaborativeclassroom.org/blog/creating-a-professional-learning-community/

4. Actively Learn- a lot of great testimonials on this site from other teachers. https://www.activelylearn.com/post/build-effective-plcs

5. School improvement and a strong professional learning community- An article about building a PLC with several links to others sites and resources. https://rd.acer.org/article/school-improvement-and-a-strong-professional-learning-community

I hope these can be useful to you! Some interesting reads!

https://www.edutopia.org/professional-learning-communities-collaboration-how-to

Professionally Speaking - Professional Learning Community:
http://professionallyspeaking.oct.ca/june_2005/plc.asp

Professional Learning Communities: A Model for Ontario Schools:
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/PLC.pdf

Professional Learning Communities are when educators work together to create a unified education system that focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of their school community and develop a climate to become lifelong learners.

Here are some great websites that I came across that discuss the benefits of having a professional learning community within our schools;

1. What are PLC?s

2. How to Implement PLC’s

3. Building a PLC

4. How to Create a Classroom Community

5. How to Implement PLC’s into the classroom

What it is:

In Ontario:

A professional learning community cycle that integrate my faith:

For FSL

In my region: 

In my school board:

Mélissa Larocque