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International Center
for Leadershipin Education
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Communities of Continuous Inquiry and Improvement
Fullan and Steigelbauer
"Educational change depends on what teachers do and think - it's as simple and as complex as that."
Activity
What is a professional
learning community?
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY
A “professional learning community” engages the entire
group of professionals in coming together for learning within a
supportive, self-created community.
Activity
What is the climate
of daily professional
learning?
Survey Checklist-p. Survey Checklist-p. 1212
Activity
Review SuggestionsHow many are your school
involved in? p. 13
Common Mistakes• Too much complacency• Not a powerful and
passionate leadership team• Underestimate the power of
the team• Failure to celebrate and
recognize short-term gains• Neglecting the culture
Teacher Benefits• Less Isolation• More Buy-in to the Goals of the
School• Shared Responsibility for Students’
Successes• New Knowledge about Teaching and Learning • More Informed; Renewed• Higher Morale, Greater
Satisfaction, Improved Attendance
Student Benefits
• Decreased Drop-out Rate
• Less Absenteeism
• Improved Academic Results
• Decreased Achievement Gap between Students from Different Backgrounds
PLC vs. TRADITIONALPLC vs. TRADITIONAL
Students Learn vs. Students Taught Culture of Collaboration vs. Culture of
Isolation Capacity of Staff Together for
Improvement vs. Improvement Results vs. Activities Assessment for Learning vs.
Assessment of Learning Widespread, Dispersed Leadership vs.
the Charismatic Leader Success Depends on Effort vs. External
Forces Determine Success
Activity
Powerful Designs
for Professional Learning-pp. 6-11
Who?What and Why?
When?How?Cost?
Activity
Activities Book Study GroupBook Study Group Peer TeachingPeer Teaching Peer ReviewPeer Review CORR (Collaborating Online forCORR (Collaborating Online for
Rigor and Relevance)Rigor and Relevance) Personal Growth PlanPersonal Growth Plan
C O R RC O R R
http://rigor-relevance.com
Levels of Evaluation
Participant FeedbackChange in Teacher PracticeImpact on Student Achievement
Systemic
Professional Development
Professional
Development
Rubric
We oftenface theunknownwith fear
and uncertaint
y.
Amount of Transfer
Teach Others/Use Learning
Practice & Real Application
Discussion Group
Demonstration
Audio Visual
Reading
Lecture
90%
75%
50%
30%
20%
10%
5%
Learning Activity Retention
-National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future,
1996-
“The bottom line is that there is just no way to create good schools without good teachers.”
Your Reaction?????
Margaret Mead
Never doubt that a small group of citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.
StayingStaying on the Cutting Edge on the Cutting Edge
•Focus on the real goals•Keep yourself learning•Share with others•Don’t follow others blindly
Staying on the Cutting Edge
Recognize the need for change
Staying on the Cutting Edge
Recognize the need for change
Focus on the real goals
Look into the future
through the eyes
of a child?
Staying on the Cutting Edge
Recognize the need for change
Focus on the real goals
Keep yourself learning
Sometimes, I Sometimes, I feel like I feel like I know less know less
today than today than I did I did
yesterday.yesterday.
Staying on the Cutting Edge
Recognize the need for change
Focus on the real goals
Keep yourself learning Share with others
Are you still Are you still making allmaking all
of the decisions?of the decisions?
Staying on the Cutting Edge
Recognize the need for change
Focus on the real goals Keep yourself learning Share with others Don’t follow others
blindly
Lovers never send form letters.
Further Further InformationInformation
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International Center for Leadership in Education, Inc.
Helen M. Branigan
Senior Consultant
1587 Route 146
Rexford, NY 12148
Phone (518) 399-2776
Fax (518) 399-7607