Why we need PLCs in Education A teachers point of view on collabortation By Rachel Rehak

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  1. Hi, my name is Rachel Rehak and I'm here to talk to you about why we need PLC.
  2. S and education a teacher's point of view on collaboration.
  3. So what is the PLC and how does it help? Teachers?
  4. A PLC is a professional learning community.
  5. Professional learning communities are a group
  6. of educators with a similar background
  7. where teachers can systematically come together to discuss data,
  8. Student growth and best practices.
  9. PLC's offer consideration of feedback from colleagues and other professionals
  10. when working with other professionals or colleagues.
  11. It increases bonding and connectedness among teachers,
  12. feedback in terms of data and best practices allows teachers
  13. to learn from one another and build meaningful relationships.
  14. This can also transform teacher practice, which can be a huge part of P. L. C. S.
  15. Building a report with colleagues and community.
  16. Clearly you need to have a good relationship with
  17. the people that you're working with every single day.
  18. PLC?
  19. S increased professional relationships among teachers
  20. and learning from one another helps
  21. fuel trust and professional understanding among teachers and Teams PLC s provide
  22. many opportunities for fruitful collaborations and conversations,
  23. advocacy for our students.
  24. PLC should probably discuss student data and allow teachers to
  25. learn about how their students are learning.
  26. Um students and teachers alike are able to grow and increase
  27. um positive student outcomes and learning best practices also
  28. gives students the opportunity to learn and grow.
  29. Oh,
  30. So PLC's improved practice among participating educators.
  31. As discussed earlier,
  32. teachers are able to discuss their own practice learn from others
  33. and they're given opportunities for
  34. meaningful conversation regarding best practice.
  35. Student outcomes data and growth.
  36. I think that this is one of the most meaningful things
  37. that can come from PLC s because teachers are able to
  38. learn from one another and it helps them to grow
  39. as an educator and then they are able to maybe
  40. learn new things and put them into practice in their own classroom,
  41. therefore increasing student outcomes.
  42. Um I just think that
  43. being able to learn from each other is is incredibly important in education.
  44. So a couple of important things for our students
  45. that should likely be discussed during PLC S.
  46. S. E. L.
  47. Or social emotional learning is building schools,
  48. building skills to develop healthy identities and SCL
  49. classrooms really focus on the whole child,
  50. not just the educational outcomes,
  51. It's important that our students feel safe at school,
  52. that they want to be there and that they are able to perform.
  53. Therefore,
  54. I think we need to take into consideration Maslow's hierarchy and make sure that our
  55. students most basic needs are met before we
  56. worry about some of the educational pieces.
  57. So SCL is one of those things that I believe,
  58. especially at the level that I'm preparing to teach for, which would be K to two.
  59. We need to really make sure that our kids
  60. um feel loved and connected to their classroom before we focus on
  61. um educational outcomes.
  62. So inclusion, inclusion is
  63. getting students from all backgrounds, the same access access to the curriculum.
  64. It may not look the same,
  65. but students are able to access the curriculum in a way that works for them.
  66. And the last thing I think that it is important to discuss, as at P. L. C. S.
  67. Is cultural competence and that is a range of cognitive affective and
  68. behavioral skills that lead to appropriate
  69. communication with people of other cultures.
  70. I think it's really important that our students are
  71. able to communicate not only with one another,
  72. but also with people outside of their classroom and outside of their school,
  73. it is a skill that will work for them for the rest of their lives.
  74. So I think it's really important that we talk about those things during PLC.
  75. S to be able to inform practice
  76. in our classrooms.
  77. So my final thoughts PLC seemed like a
  78. meaningful intent field opportunity for professional development.
  79. They are an opportunity for collaboration,
  80. meaningful discussion and data review.
  81. And I believe that PLC s would be a better use of
  82. professional development days versus paying for
  83. speakers and other forms of professional development
  84. overall.
  85. I believe that PLC s could be a wonderful way for
  86. educator is not only to come together but to build relationships,
  87. collaborate and informed practice in their own classrooms,
  88. which again I believe is highly important.
  89. Here's a list of some of the resources that I used to put this together today,
  90. I would like to thank you for your time and I hope that you have a wonderful day