Professional Learning Communities

Question #1:

What is it we expect them to learn?

Question #2: 

How will we know when they have learned it?

Question #3:

How will we respond when they don't learn?

Question #4:

How will we respond when they already know it?

Groups of Teachers vs. Collaborative Teams

"The 3 strands of strong school cultures are academic focus, shared beliefs and values, and productive professional relationships."(Saphier, King & D'Auria, 2006)

"When people gather together to commit themselves to ideas, their relationships change- they have made promises to each other and they are likely to feel morally obliged to keep their promises" (Sergiovanni, 2005, p. 32)

"Members of a PLC realize that all of their efforts must be assessed on the basis of results rather than intentions" (DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, Many, 2006)