Collaborative Structures:
The PLC Model
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Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Divine Savior Ministries
Member of WELS Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (CIA) Teams
Hello!
Laura Montez
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Teach at least one class
Teachers
Official leadership position
Administrators
Who’s in the room?
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Learning Outcomes
I can articulate the:
so that we can move the needle forward on student learning.
From Autonomy to Impact:
The Case for Teacher Collaboration
By Ryan Kirchoff, Blueprint Schools
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How would you define a Professional Learning Community?
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3 Big Ideas of a Professional Learning Community
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What do each of these look like and sound like in a PLC?
Focus on Learning
Collaborative Culture
Results Oriented
3 Big Ideas of a Professional Learning Community
Focus on Learning
NOT Teaching
Collaborative Culture
More than
Cooperation or
Coordination
Results Oriented
Internal Locus
of Control
PLC Process Simplified
Just do this repeatedly to continuously improve
2. How will we know if they learned it?
Collaboratively designed assessments
1. What do we want students to know and be able to do?
Guaranteed and viable curriculum
3. What do we do if they didn’t learn it?
Essential and systematic interventions
4. What if they already know it?
Nice to know and digging deeper
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Vertical learning progressions
In Person within the Same School
Focus determined by the group or with coach
Online with other Teachers or a Coach
Align with same grade/course(s)
In Person with Nearby Schools
Take advantage of local .
options .
In Person with CESA or public school(s)
Options for collaboration
Professional Learning Community Layers
Grade Level Team
Federation Guiding Coalition
School-level
Guiding Coalition
School-level
Guiding Coalition
Grade Level Team
Subject Area
Team
Subject Area
Team
WELS CIA
Federation & HS
South Atlantic District
Principals
Divine Savior Academy
Colleagues
Coaches
Instructional
& Leadership
My Professional Learning Communities
Examples for Administrators
What would you need to have a PLC?
Dedicated Time
Group Norms & Expectations
Purposeful Agendas
Interdependence
Identify WHO you will collaborate with & determine WHEN you will collaborate
Develop a plan for what you will DO & how you will collect DATA
Identify both your STARTing point for collaboration & Set a SMART goal
IMPLEMENT, collaborate around results, & ADJUST as needed
What are next steps for me and/or my faculty?
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Use a post-it note and post it somewhere you will see it daily!
Make a commitment & communicate it to an accountability partner
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Progress is more important than perfection
Learning By Doing
Learning is the continuous process of failing forward
Go to Amy Goede’s session on PLC Lite to PLC Right!
Adlai Stevenson High School https://www.d125.org/
Solution Tree https://www.solutiontree.com/
Happy collaborating!
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Feel free to reach out with additional questions or for further discussion:
laura.montez@divinesavioracademy.com
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