ASH EDU 695 W EEK 5 DQ 2 P ROFESSIONAL L EARNING C OMMUNITIES NEW C HECK THIS A+ TUTORIAL GUIDELINE AT HTTP :// WWW. ASSIGNMENTCLOUD. COM / EDU ASH / EDU WEEK -5- DQ -2- PROFESSIONAL - LEARNING - COMMUNITIES - NEW F OR MORE CLASSES VISIT HTTP :// WWW. ASSIGNMENTCLOUD. COM P ROFESSIONAL L EARNING C OMMUNITIES O NE COMPONENT OF THE 21 ST C ENTURY P ROFESSIONAL D EVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ENCOURAGES SHARING KNOWLEDGE WITH FELLOW FACULTY, USING FACE - TO - FACE, VIRTUAL AND BLENDED COMMUNICATIONS. W HEN WE THINK OF SHARING KNOWLEDGE, WE OFTEN THINK OF USING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES. I N SEVERAL OF YOUR COURSES, THE CONCEPT OF A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY (PLC) IS PRESENTED AND ELABORATED ON. A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTEREST IN EDUCTION. T HE FOCUS OF A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY CAN BE TAKING MEASURES TO ENSURE STUDENTS LEARN, CREATING A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION IN THE SCHOOL, FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND MORE (D U F OUR, 2004). I N THIS DISCUSSION, YOU WILL DELIBERATE ABOUT THE USE OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AS THEY RELATE TO THE 21 ST C ENTURY P ROFESSIONAL D EVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK WITH AN EMPHASIS ON TECHNOLOGY. HTTP :// WWW. ASSIGNMENTCLOUD. COM / EDU ASH / EDU WEEK -5- DQ -2- PROFESSIONAL - LEARNING - COMMUNITIES - NEW HTTP :// WWW. ASSIGNMENTCLOUD. COM

I NITIAL P OST : T HINK ABOUT THE 21 ST C ENTURY P ROFESSIONAL D EVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK AND TECHNOLOGY WHEN WORKING IN YOUR MOCK PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY. N EXT, IMAGINE YOUR STATE LEGISLATURES HAVE ASKED THE NON - PARTISAN L EGISLATIVE A NALYST ’ S O FFICE TO ADVISE THEM REGARDING THE CREATION OF A BLENDED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY ACROSS THE DISTRICTS WITHIN THE STATE. A S AN EDUCATOR WHO IS WELL VERSED IN EMPLOYING CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND 21 ST - CENTURY SKILLS IN THE CLASSROOM, YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE WITH A GROUP OF OTHER TEACHERS TO INFORM AND PERSUADE THE A NALYST ’ S O FFICE OF WHY THE INCORPORATION OF TECHNOLOGY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER TEACHERS IN THE STATE IS IMPORTANT. W ORK WITH YOUR MOCK PLC GROUP TO COME UP WITH A SUPPORTED ARGUMENT BASED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND SCHOLARLY LITERATURE IN WHICH YOU : D ISCUSS HOW YOU COULD INCORPORATE AND IMPLEMENT THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE A BLENDED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY ACROSS DISTRICTS WITHIN YOUR STATE TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE WITH FELLOW FACULTY ON HOW A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SUBJECT MATTER CAN ACTUALLY ENHANCE PROBLEM SOLVING, CRITICAL THINKING, AND OTHER 21 ST - CENTURY SKILLS. D ISCUSS HOW CREATING A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY CAN INCREASE THE WAYS TEACHERS SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTEGRATING 21 ST - CENTURY SKILLS, TOOLS AND TEACHING STRATEGIES INTO THEIR CLASSROOM PRACTICE — AND HELP THEM IDENTIFY WHAT ACTIVITIES THEY CAN REPLACE OR DE - EMPHASIZE. G UIDED R ESPONSE : R ESPOND TO AT LEAST TWO PEERS. I N YOUR RESPONSES, ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE 21 ST C ENTURY P ROFESSIONAL D EVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK WITH REGARD TO PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND OFFER AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE FOR CONSIDERATION THAT SUPPORTS AN ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINT. T HOUGH TWO REPLIES IS THE BASIC EXPECTATION, FOR DEEPER ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE RESPONSES TO ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OTHERS HAVE GIVEN TO YOU, INCLUDING THE INSTRUCTOR. R ESPONDING TO THE REPLIES GIVEN TO YOU WILL FURTHER THE CONVERSATION AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR CONTENT EXPERTISE