Professional CommunityLearning 5/27/2016

Professional Community Learning 5/27/2016Mary Ann Corley

5/27/2016Mary Ann Corley Constant Findings in the Research Literature

5/27/2016M. Corley4 Staff Development Knowledge & Understanding Ability to Use New Skill Transfer to Classroom Theory90%25%5% Demonstration90%50%5% Practice and Feedback 90%90-95%5% Peer Coaching or Collegial Support % 90% Joyce and Showers ( )

5/27/2016M. Corley Staff Development Knowledge (thorough) Skill (strong) Transfer ( implementation) Theory10%5%0% Demonstrations30%20%0% Practice & Feedback 60% 5% Peer Coaching or Collegial Support 95% Joyce and Showers (2002)

5/27/2016Mary Ann Corley Principles of Effective Professional Development

5/27/2016FROMTO Add-on, free, educational step-child PD as essential work Before, after, and outside of work Embedded in daily work Lone-ranger learners; Individualized learning, growth, and change Collegial interdependence; Collaborative learning; Focus on collective expertise and practice Top-down, externally controlled Educators in charge of their own learning Episodic, fragmented Continuous learning opportunities Emphasis on outside ideas and expertise Internal capacity for improvement Centered on individuals Centered in a learning community Mary Ann Corley

The Professional Learning Community 5/27/2016 Professional CommunityLearning Mary Ann Corley

The Concept of Learning Communities Arose from Peter Senge’s Fifth Discipline (1990) Promoted the idea of a work environment in which employees Engage as teams Develop a shared vision to guide their work Operate collaboratively to produce a better product Evaluate their output. The creation and implementation of a LC is crucial to the future success of organizations facing change (Fullan, 1993; Senge, 2000) Professional CommunityLearning 5/27/2016Mary Ann Corley

Susan Rosenholtz (1989) described a workplace for teachers That encouraged collaboration In which teachers shared ideas and solutions to problems In which teachers shared learning about educational practice. At about the Same Time... Professional CommunityLearning 5/27/2016Mary Ann Corley

5/27/2016 …Teachers who felt supported in their own learning were more committed and effective; …As teachers learned from each other and improved their practice, benefits to students increased. Rosenholtz (1989) findings Professional CommunityLearning Mary Ann Corley

A purposeful gathering of individuals who share common interests and goals for learning improvement, or professional development. Individuals within the learning community are committed to supporting one another’s and their group’s development. (NSDC, 2001) A way to transform personal knowledge into a collectively built, widely shared, and cohesive professional knowledge base (Wikipedia) So—What is a Professional Learning Community? 5/27/2016 Professional CommunityLearning 1 2 Mary Ann Corley

1.Shared mission, vision, and values (Isaacson & Bamburg, 1992) 2.Collective inquiry and creativity (Boyd, 1992; Louis & Kruse, 1995) 3.Collaborative teams engaging in problem-solving (Louis & Kruse, 1995) 4.Supportive and shared leadership (Prestine, 1993) 5.Supportive conditions for meeting and appropriate human capacities (Boyd, 1992; Louis & Kruse, 1995) 6.Action orientation and experimentation 7.A results orientation Characteristics of a PLC 5/27/2016 Professional CommunityLearning Mary Ann Corley

5/27/2016 Professional CommunityLearning Mary Ann Corley

Professional CommunityLearning 5/27/2016Mary Ann Corley

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1.Shared decision-making among staff and administrators 2.A shared vision developed from a commitment to continuous improvement and students’ learning gains 3.Collective learning among participants and application of the learning to practice 4.Peer review and feedback 5.Physical conditions and human capabilities that support such an operation. Hord, 1997 Requirements for Effective PLCs 5/27/2016 Professional CommunityLearning Mary Ann Corley

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5/27/2016Mary Ann Corley Professional CommunityLearning