Incorporate a method for identifying areas of improvement into PLC models¶

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Description¶

The authors recommend that "professional learning community models could be enhanced if these models incorporate a method for identifying areas of improvement," since PLCs are means for school improvement rather than goals in themselves. This addresses their observation that the assumption that schools need improvement is not linked to a method for identifying what should improve.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• PLC implementation must link the assumption of needed improvement to an explicit identification method

Constraints¶

• The paper offers this as a conceptual recommendation, not a tested procedure

Target Learners¶

• teachers and administrators in school-based PLCs

Target Learning Goals¶

• identifying and improving professional practice

Related Strategies¶

• Professional Learning Communities

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Riveros, A., Newton, P., & Burgess, D. (2012). A Situated Account of Teacher Agency and Learning: Critical Reflections on Professional Learning Communities. Canadian Journal of Education, 35(1). https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje