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Dinesh Kumar, Lovely Professional University         Unit 28: Professional Learning Community (PLC) in Education


                Unit 28: Professional Learning Community (PLC)                                       Notes

                                          in Education






              CONTENTS
              Objectives
              Introduction
              28.1 Concept of PLC
              28.2 Definition of a PLC
              28.3 Elements that Define a PLC
              28.4 Philosophy of a PLC
              28.5 Characteristics of a PLC
              28.6 Supports are Necessary to Develop and Sustain a PLC
              28.7 Summary
              28.8 Keywords
              28.9 Review Questions
              28.10 Further Readings


            Objectives

            The Objectives of this unit can be summarized as below :
            •  To explain about Concept of PLC
            •  To discuss about the definition of a PLC.
            •  To describe about the elements that define a PLC.
            •  To discuss about the characteristics of a PLC.
            •  To describe about the supports are necessary to develop and sustain a PLC.

            Introduction

            In the context of school improvement, Professional Learning Communities (PCLs) shift the focus of
            school reform from restructuring to recapturing. The PLC concept often is misused or implied to
            describe a committee or any weekly meeting in which the participants undertake data-based decision
            making. However, a PLC is much more than that. It is an ongoing process used to establish a school
            wide culture that is based on a fundamental belief is building teacher leadership in school
            improvement efforts. Through participation in PLCs, teachers enhance their leadership capacity as
            they work as members of ongoing, high-performing, collaborative teams that focus on improving
            student learning.
            The PLC concept is relatively new, having grown out of the work in the mid-1990s to reculture
            schools. Since then, there has been much enthusiasm in schools as to the potential of PLCs for
            increasing teacher professional knowledge and enhancing student learning. Although research is
            just starting to emerge, much has been written about PLCs.
            The purpose of this web-based resource is to provide practitioners with an overview of current
            resources-including literature and research-on PLCs.



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