PLC with an appointed teacher leader were more productive than groups with no appointed leader¶
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q2 i? In the reviewed studies, PLC that had a teacher leader were more productive than PLC with no appointed leader, and a teacher leader was recognised as an essential part of the organisation in all studies. → Harvey 2022
Evidence¶
Harvey 2022¶
Harvey, F., & Teledahl, A. (2022). Characteristics of Professional Learning Communities in Mathematics: A Systematic Review. Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 24(1), 72–95. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1361397
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The review reports, citing Takahashi and McDougal (2016), that PLC with no appointed leader were less productive than those with a teacher leader. Teacher leaders' responsibilities included planning and guiding the work, keeping the focus, and deepening discussion.
"Takahashi and McDougal (2016) studied PLC in which there was a teacher leader and PLC with no appointed leader. The latter groups were less productive than the former."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Productive collaboration norms in mathematics PLC fall into three categories, with trust norms acting as prerequisites for critical inquiry, and develop over time — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
- Educator activity style should match the group's leadership capacity: low activity style with well-developed leadership, high activity style without it — related
- PLC leaders' recognition of their own metacognition impacted the type of work they led in the PLC — related
- Each toolkit PLC requires one facilitator who leads sessions and supports educators between them — related
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PLC with an appointed teacher leader were more productive than groups with no appointed leader |
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PLC with an appointed teacher leader were more productive than groups with no appointed leader |
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review |
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2022 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-09-26 |
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