What PLCs should really DO

One of the most satisfying moments in my job as a staff developer is when I get to witness the lightbulb moment for the teachers I serve. If I'm honest, these were the moments I lived for as an elementary teacher as well. It's the same thing with teachers. These moments are usually accompanied by the statement; "Oh! I finally understand what PLCs are really supposed to do!" There are a lot of great resources out there to help collaborative teams build their capacity to teach all student well. Solution Tree as an organization was built for this very purpose. If you have the opportunity to attend one of their events or read one of their books, please do. In the meantime, here is a practical template that I created for teams that are trying to break bad PLC meeting habits and to start new ones. It isn't earth shattering, its just clear.

Here is the link for the template, feel free to use it!