Curriculum*Instruction*Assessment
What we teach...
How we teach... How we know the students are learning... Curriculum - Instruction - Assessment are the integral components of a strong school community. When these three components are aligned and professional learning communities are focused on all three, classrooms are transformed into dynamic learning spaces for both students and teachers. In today's world, technology must be integrated in all three components. |
Professional Learning Communuties
A PLC is an ongoing process used to establish a school wide culture that develops teacher leadership explicitly focused on building and sustaining school improvement efforts. Through participation in PLCs, teachers enhance their leadership capacity while they work as members of ongoing, high-performing, collaborative teams that focus on improving student learning (Rentfro, 2007).
True PLC's are focused on four questions (DeFour):
What do we want students to learn? (Planning and pacing instruction)
How will we know if they have learned it? (Collect data)
What do we do if they do not learn it? (Intervention)
What do we do if they do learn it? (Enrichment)
Both horizontal and vertical PLC's play an integral part in teacher leadership, transparency across grade levels, and continuity within the learning process for all students.
True PLC's are focused on four questions (DeFour):
What do we want students to learn? (Planning and pacing instruction)
How will we know if they have learned it? (Collect data)
What do we do if they do not learn it? (Intervention)
What do we do if they do learn it? (Enrichment)
Both horizontal and vertical PLC's play an integral part in teacher leadership, transparency across grade levels, and continuity within the learning process for all students.