The focus of this session will be to revisit the basic tenets of establishing PLCs within a building including the following:
Three Big Ideas
A Focus on Learning
A Collaborative Culture and Collective Responsibility
A Results Orientation
Focus
Essential standards
Common assessments
Academic interventions
Action orientation and experimentation
Four Corollary PLC Questions
What do we want students to know and be able to do? (Guaranteed and viable curriculum--Essential Standards and Effective Instruction)
How do we know if students have learned? (Common Formative Assessments)
How do we respond when students don’t learn?
How do we respond when students have learned?