Structuring PLCs with clear purpose and collaborative-work frameworks (High-Leverage Team Actions)¶
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Description¶
Because PLCs without clarity of purpose may drift toward undirected planning or devolve into coffee chats, MiC districts organized PLCs more intentionally over time. Tim Kanold's High-Leverage Team Actions (HLTAs), 10 activities for collaborative work based on NCTM's Principles to Actions, encouraged "a focus on mathematics (with activities organized around a unit of study) and a process for iterative improvement of a PLC's capacity." Dinuba paired HLTAs with coach support, PLC-leader meetings, principal sessions, process maps, and reflection rubrics.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Structures that guide clarity of purpose for teachers' collaborative time
- Support such as coach guidance, leader capacity-building, and monitoring (e.g., PLC team logs, reflection data)
Constraints¶
- Research cited in the report notes teachers do not always find PLCs helpful learning structures, and fostering collaboration is difficult to do well and not a guaranteed path to improved outcomes
Target Learners¶
- K–8 mathematics teachers in PLC teams
- PLC leaders
- Site administrators
Learning Goals¶
- Improving collaborative teacher learning around mathematics instruction, high-cognitive-demand tasks, and formative assessment
Claims¶
Related Designs¶
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- Perry, R., Marple, S., & Reade, F. (2019). Roadblocks and routes: Professional development in Math in Common districts. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://www.wested.org/permissions
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Structuring PLCs with clear purpose and collaborative-work frameworks (High-Leverage Team Actions) |
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Because PLCs without clarity of purpose may drift toward undirected planning or devolve into coffee chats, MiC districts organized PLCs more intentionally over time. |
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