topic 5
DEFINITION OF PLC
- Collaborative initiatives among teachers to enhance teaching and learning.
PLC MODEL – PETER SENGE (1990)
THE FIVE DISCIPLINE MODEL
- Personal Mastery: Continuous individual learning; essential for developing a learning organization.
- Mental Models: Individual mindsets influencing understanding and behaviors; openness and honesty are crucial.
- Shared Vision: Integrates individual visions to achieve collective goals; fosters innovation and collaboration.
- Team Learning: Enhances team capacity; teamwork provides resources and support for problem-solving.
- Systems Thinking: Evaluates relationships within the organization; considers both collective and individual perspectives.
PLC MODEL – DU FOUR (2004)
THREE BIG IDEAS
- Focus on Student Learning: School's main goal is ensuring student learning, not just teaching; cooperative effort required.
- Building Collaborative Culture: Teamwork is essential; teachers assess and manage student outcomes collaboratively.
- Focus on Results: Teachers analyze student performance and share resources to improve learning outcomes.
PLC MODEL – HORD (1997)
5 DIMENSIONS OF EFFECTIVE PLC
- Shared Vision and Mission: Encourages collaboration and collective responsibility.
- Leadership Sharing and Supportive Leadership: Leaders promote power sharing and support teachers.
- Organization Support: Strong relationships within the school facilitate effective PLC operations.
- Collective Learning and Learning Application: Continuous learning and collaboration improve teaching practices.
6 ELEMENTS OF PLC
- A Focus on Learning: Clear vision guiding the organization towards student learning.
- Collaborative Culture: Teams work interdependently towards common goals.
- Collective Inquiry: Teams investigate best teaching practices.
- Action Orientation: Focus on practical implementation of ideas.
- Commitment to Continuous Improvement: Constant search for better methods and solutions.
- Result Orientation: Evaluate efforts based on actual results, not just intentions.
CLASS DISCUSSION
- Advantages and disadvantages of PLCs to be explored.