PLC WORKSHOP AUGUST 12, 2015

WELCOME! 1.Please sign in. 2.Please take an article, number your paragraphs, and begin reading. (8 minutes) 3.As you are reading, please highlight any talking points that resonate with you and be prepared to share.

GUIDING THOUGHT As you read this article, think about what it means to be a professional and what implications this may have on your own practices.

PLC OVERVIEW  Find your PLC Team Members and answer the following question in a round robin format:  Based on what you’ve read and what you know, why do we have PLCs?

PLC OVERVIEW Richard DuFour, EdD, was a public school educator for 34 years. A prolific author and sought-after consultant, he is recognized as one of the leading authorities on helping school practitioners implement the Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process. Link to short video (4 minutes) of him explaining importance of PLC work (stop at 2:23)

PLC GROUPS  Identify Group Members  We need to know the location of your meetings  Structure for each week  PLC meetings:  Monday, as a whole group  Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, in your smaller groups  PLC Attendance and Reflection Log  Must be submitted every two weeks to Telishus Cephers  Homework assignment  Between today and Monday, take a tour of each of your PLC Team Member’s classrooms and decide where your weekly meetings will take place.  Be prepared to introduce each of your team members for Monday:  Name, what they teach, something interesting from their classroom (classroom layout, posters, groupings, etc.)