Allocate at least 2 hours in the field to support this field experience.

A Professional Learning Community (PLC) is defined as a group of educators that meet regularly to share expertise

and work collaboratively to improve the learning of all students. Most school environments implement PLCs to

provide an opportunity for grade level teachers to work together through the assessment cycle, analyzing student

performance data, and determining strategies to improve instruction for students. It is critical for this

collaborative analysis to include all students, including those who are above, at, and below grade level, to ensure

instruction is stimulating and challenging.

For this field experience, interview a K-3 teacher with PLC experience who has worked collaboratively with a team

of teachers to analyze student data, determine appropriate intervention strategies to support all learning levels,

and monitor learning progress to demonstrate growth during learning.

In addition, interview an instructional coach or administrator who has facilitated a PLC. While some states may

refer to this community in a different way, the goals are similar.

In your interviews, ask the following questions:

 How does your school implement PLCs? My school implements PLCs by separating us into PLCs by our GBE

(goal based evaluation) goal. We meet once a month to go over research we’ve found and review things we

have tried.

 What do you focus on during the PLC meetings? During PLC we focus on improving our ELA teaching skills. We

also focus on making the best use of our ELA curriculum.

 How do PLCs support collaboration with colleagues to identify common curriculum goals and evaluate progress

towards the goals? PLC’s support collaboration with colleagues by putting together a group of like minded

individuals with common goals.

 How would you change or modify PLCs?I would not change or modify PLC. We meet once a month- I think

that’s the perfect amount.

 What is the biggest change you have seen in student learning since you started collaborating with other

educators? The biggest change I have seen in student learning since I started collaborating with other

educators is my self awareness. I am much more self aware of how I’m teaching and preparing for lessons.

Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the teacher in providing instruction and support to the class.

In a summary of 250-500 words, describe your interviews and reflect on how the information you learned might be

applied in your future practice.

APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

Requirements: Information above

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