What is a Professional Learning Community in Education.

Teachers working and using research based solututions to improve education

What is action research?

Process of taking action and doing research on the actions taken

What is a PLC in a broad sense(all disciplines)?

Way to foster collaboration among colleagues within a particular discipline

Using the term PLC signifies ______

a critically examining practice to improve student outcomes, a school-wide culture that supports collaboration in learning

What is reflective dialouge in a PLC?

conversations that focus on teaching and how it can be improved

Why are frequent common formative assessments so useful to teachers in a PLC?

They identify students who need additional support, They identify the strengths and weaknesses of individual teaching styles

What are some things that can be used as classroom evidence in PLC collaborations?

Literacy skill tests, reading inventories, various intereim assessments

Systematic Processes engage each member in a PLC by(2 are correct):

Gathering Evidence of Current levels of student learning, Implementing ideas to increase educational quality

Characteristics in an effective PLC include:

Reflective dialouge, Collaboration among peers, focus on student learning

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PLC Quiz Group 4

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1
What is a Professional Learning Community in Education.
All of the teachers in a school buidling when they meet for PD
A community of those in your department
Teachers working and using research based solututions to improve education
A community that gives you Professional development
2
A PLC is going to be relatively useless if ______
There is no academic vision or goal inherent in the organization
Both A and B are correct
The PLC works as a Collobarative, school-wide unit in an ongoing process
There is no reason behing the organization
3
Shared values and norms are the cornerstones of the entire PLC.
False
True
4
PLCs are focused primarily on:
Giving every student at least a B in their classes
Results
Non-substantive, abstract metrics of educational improvement
Incalcuable soft skills that students will gather by participating in PLCs
5
What is action research?
Research that is done in only an academic sense
Research that is not acted upon, only studied in an academic sense
Process of taking action and doing research on the actions taken
Research conducted about connect movements in Science
6
PLCs help teachers fulfill this fundamental purpose of learning by:
Giving them more resources to address the problems in education
All answers are correct
Helps teachers identify those students who need extra help
Helping teachers gauge the extent to which students are actually learning
7
Frequent common formative assessments represent one of the most powerful tools in the PLC
True
False
8
According to PLC pioneer, Milbrey McLaughlin, the most promising strategy for school improvement is what?
Increasing reading comprehension and covering many tier two words
Practising Rote Memorization of Grammatical skills and important words
The implementation of a PLC
Covering standardized test materials and test taking strategies frequently
9
PLC facilitators are:
A school districts superintendent and assistant superintendent
Teachers
Professional Development experts
The Principal and Vice Principal of a School
10
PLCs can only meet once a week.
True
False
11
What is a PLC in a broad sense(all disciplines)?
Various disciplines meeting to discuss their professions
Professional rules set by the department of educationa that schools follow
Way to foster collaboration among colleagues within a particular discipline
Teachers working and using research based solututions to improve education
12
Using the term PLC signifies ______
Interest only in teacher sharing
a critically examining practice to improve student outcomes
a school-wide culture that supports collaboration in learning
that only those who dress professionally can teach
13
What is reflective dialouge in a PLC?
conversations in which you only critique your team member's teaching
Conversations where you only talk about how you teach
conversations about your teaching that you have while looking in a mirror
conversations that focus on teaching and how it can be improved
14
Why are frequent common formative assessments so useful to teachers in a PLC?
They identify students who need additional support
They do not produce improved results
They ensure that students bring their grades up
They identify the strengths and weaknesses of individual teaching styles
15
The fundamental purpose of the school is to ensure high levels of learning for students, PLCs help in accomplishing this
False
True
16
PLCs are based on
Collective inquiry into the best solutions for education
A focus on learning
A collaborative educational culture
All of the above
17
If the students are learning due to the process of the PLC, the adults in the PLC should also be continually learning.
True
False
18
When did the term PLC first appear?
2010s
1825
1920s
1960s
19
The principals and teachers are learners too in the PLC process
False
True
20
PLCs in education are a continually ongoing process.
False
True
21
Interactions among teachers in a PLC...
develop professional relationship
helps teachers when they have problems
Help teachers improve their effectiveness at their craft
all of the above
22
The most successful PLCs function on an individual rather than collective level.
True
False
23
What are some common misconceptions about PLCs?
The PLC is the individual groups that constitutes it
They are occasional meetings for educators
All of the above
PLCs do not require schoolwide collaboration to be successful
24
The term PLC is so overused now that it is in danger of losing meaning.
False
True
25
What are some things that can be used as classroom evidence in PLC collaborations?
The students grades on classroom assignments
Standardized test scores and IQ tests of students
Literacy skill tests, reading inventories, various intereim assessments
Behavior reports, IEPS, 504 plans
26
Systematic Processes engage each member in a PLC by(2 are correct):
Making the PLCs interesting to all students and teachers
Gathering Evidence of Current levels of student learning
Requiring teachers to participate in a PLC by law
Implementing ideas to increase educational quality
27
Continuous job-embedded learning for teachers is an integral part of the PLC.
True
False
28
It is believed in PLCs that "analysis, evaluation, and experimentation" are the conditions in which teachers:
Improve
Improve the ACT and SAT scores of their students
Increase Graduation rates
Have all of their students raise their grades
29
PLCs are easy to maintain in a scool without support from the Central Office of that school district.
False
True
30
Characteristics in an effective PLC include:
Reflective dialouge, Collaboration among peers, focus on student learning
Getting all students at least a B average, having a graduation rate of 90%
Teachers must dress business casual, meet twice weekly, focus on others
Meet once a week, teachers only focus on their groups work

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