PLC
PLCs:
Components and K-12 and Higher Education Overlap
Putnam, Gunnings-Moton, & Sharp
Stage 1: Beginnings
Stage 2: Establishing Expectations
Stage 3: Identifying and Resolving Conflicts and Differences
Stage 4: Supporting and Expanding the PLC
Stage 5: Transtions (Closure)
Stage 1: Beginnings
- get acquainted
- build trust
- assess abilities
- determine size
- define
- strengths and weaknesses
Stage 2: Establishing Expectations
ID norms - describe expectations of PLC
ID roles - all equal but have different parts
ID routines and procedures
Stage 3: Identifying and Resolving Conflicts/Differences
- Differences help to ID areas to improve
- Conflict is normal part of development
- Conflicts may be more frequent as trust develops and members voice honest opinions
- Conflict is viewed as indicator of developmental health and growth
- Conflict is resolved, not suppressed
- What strategies will you have to help members resolve conflicts
Leading Change
How do you define leadership?
What is your change philosophy to help you understand, lead, and explain change?
Leadership for the Twenty-First Century, Rost, 1993
"Leadership is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes that reflect their mutual purpose" p. 102.
Leading in a Culture of Change- Fullan, 2001
- Moral purpose
- Understanding change
- Relationship building
- Knowledge creation and sharing
- Coherence making
Stage 4: Supporting and Expanding the PLC
- PLC is now in fine-tuning stage; working to improve outcomes
- Monitoring stage of improving outcomes, reflection, and increased achievement
Stage 5: Transitions and/or Closure
- transitions when members enter or leave
- transitions for changes in leadership - e.g. temporary to permanent
- celebrate work
DuFour & Eaker
- Mission & Vision
- Values & Goals
- Sustaining Improvement
- Role of Leader
- Staff Development in PLC
- Passion and Persistence
Overlaps in Literature Connections between K-12 and Higher Education
DuFour and Eaker
- P. 22 "Schools continue to focus on procedures rather than results...
Less attention is paid to whether learning is really happening...Many educators seem unable to embrace ...continuous improvement."
P. 26 Collaborative teams - the basic structure of the PLC is a gropu of collaborative teams that share a common purpose
P. 27 Collaborative team learning focuses on organizational renewal and willingness to work together for continual improvement.
Connections continued
- p. 50 PLC make change part of the culture rather than response to pain
- P. 58 Must answer same questions in K-12 and H Ed:
- Why do we exist?
- What are we here together to do?
- What is the business of our business?
An Example:
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