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WELCOME!1. Please sign in.2. Please take an article, number

your paragraphs, and begin reading. (8 minutes)

3. As you are reading, please highlight any talking points that resonate with you and be prepared to share.

GUIDING THOUGHT

As you read this article, think about what it means to be a professional and what implications this may have on your own practices.

PLC OVERVIEWFind your PLC Team Members and answer the following question in a round robin format:Based on what you’ve read and what you know, why do we have PLCs?

PLC OVERVIEW

Richard DuFour, EdD, was a public school educator for 34 years. A prolific author and sought-after consultant, he is recognized as one of the leading authorities on helping school practitioners implement the Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process.  Link to short video (4 minutes) of him explaining importance of PLC workhttps://www.youtube.com/v/MnWDJFxfAKE (stop at 2:23)

PLC GROUPS

Identify Group MembersWe need to know the location of your meetings

Structure for each weekPLC meetings:

Monday, as a whole group Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, in your smaller groups

PLC Attendance and Reflection LogMust be submitted every two weeks to Telishus Cephers

Homework assignmentBetween today and Monday, take a tour of each of your PLC Team Member’s

classrooms and decide where your weekly meetings will take place.Be prepared to introduce each of your team members for Monday:

Name, what they teach, something interesting from their classroom (classroom layout, posters, groupings, etc.)