Best Practices for Professional Learning Communities

Breanna Grant

Best Practices for Professional Learning Communities

A Professional Learning Community is something that is needed in schools to improve collaboration amongst school staff. The article by Education World goes deeper into what a PLC is. A Professional Learning Community is not just a meeting with a group of teachers discussing their classrooms. According to the article, a PLC represents a norm of practicing and focusing on continuous improvement in staff performance AND student learning. A PLC is also where all staff involved reflect upon their instructional practices and desired student learning benchmarks, as well as student learning outcomes to ensure success. Professional Learning Communities enable teachers to learn from each other about planning and what does and doesn’t work.
After recently attending a PLC, I better understand how they work and how they are beneficial to teachers who have the same students. The teachers were able to discuss what was and was not working for discipline and make new plans when things weren’t working. They all decided to stick to the same guidelines to keep solidarity. This could be a great technique for students when teachers and I collaborate to meet their needs.

Provini, C. (2012). Best Practices for Professional Learning Communities. [online] Education World. Available at: http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/best-practices-for-professional-learning-communities.shtml [Accessed 15 Sep. 2017].