Welcome to #ycsdchat! I'm excited to be moderating tonight's chat on professional learning communities. Say hello to the group if you are joining us tonight.
Hi Trenice! So happy you are contributing to the dialogue tonight. You always share such great insights and info. I hope your friends will join us! #ycsdchat
In reply to
@MsDurio, @MsGardnerSLES, @melanie_toran
Hi Amber! I used to teach in FCPS at Stratford Landing ES and Ft. Belvoir ES. I loved both of those schools and the district! Welcome to our chat! #ycsdchat
For me it is being able to find out what works and what others have done to make it work for them. The collaboration I feel is an integral part of that. #ycsdchat
The best part of a PLC is being able to watch a small idea grow into a real life plan that can be executed. Having partners to work through ideas is empowering. #plc#YCSDchat
A1: one of the best parts of being in a PLC is having the opportunity to engage in discussion with colleagues about best practice and different ways to engage students!!! #ycsdchat
It is something to see how we all approach the same topic right?! The creative idea that you use to teach a topic could be completely different than my own idea. #YCSDchat
A2: One common misconceptions I find is educators thinking that a "PLC" is just another meeting title, instead of viewing it as a united group of individuals with varying expertise. #ycsdchat
A2 OMG BEST QUESTION EVER!!! #PLC is NOT a meeting that educators āDOā It is a data mining time to collaborate to find where your successes and challenges are and implement the course of action IN THE CLASSROOM! Weāve GOT to build that time in the day!! #ycsdchat
A2: This article evaluated the misconception that teachers know what to collaborate about. It isnāt always clear and school leaders may have to help teams set goals and evaluate themselves. #PLC#YCSDchat. https://t.co/RJQ2yk5wCh
A2 No one's fave part of PLC's is looking at data though admin and teachers sometimes put this misconception on front lines-it's power is in relationships, resources, & collaboration among colleagues that makes PLC's worthwhile-data is merely a tool used in the process #ycsdchat
A2: i think a big misconception is that PLCs are ājust another meetingā or that they are checking a box. I find when we all come prepared with the right mindset and engage in meaningful conversation amazing things happen! #ycsdchat
A2 CCPS meets every week for #PLC and our students have āseminarā EVERY DAY FOR 45 MINUTES for enrichment and remediation for TARGETED goals based on authentic data! #ycsdchat
A2: Another misconception regarding PLCs is that all teachers want to collaborate. Sometimes you have to help people understand the benefits of the PLC approach. #YCSDchat#PLC
Yes it is- but if you canāt find common ground around student success and using data to help improve student learning- you will not only be hurting your own professional growth but ultimately the students
A3: Because of the work that our K team did in their PLC last year, they reached out to Resource for help with their COW instruction. It was great to be able to partner with them to help our students grow and learn #ycsdchat
A3: Better understanding of students by name and by need-- through "kid talk", data discussions, and collaborating with other teams in the school #ycsdchat
Q3: I am fairly new at MVES, and so far talking and collaborating with our teachers has been productive, positive and healthy. This creates a good mindset with our team to help our students become more successful. #ycsdchat
A3: In the classroom, it has helped me be more cognizant of what is helping my students learn best. I don't just "Teach it and forget it" - I am constantly analyzing what worked and didn't work and asking for feedback from my PLC. #ycsdchat
A3: At this point I feel we are just getting off the ground. Last year was so much about data, but not really a plan. This year we are looking to add to the process for greater success. #YCSDchat
A3: The work done in our PLCs has had a tremendously positive impact on our student outcomes. As a leader, I have always found the best solutions are reached when you get all of the experts around the table. #YCSDchat
I loved this moment as well! I think this was one of the best examples of a true PLC coming together - we worked as a team to increase student learning no matter what it took! #ycsdchat
A3: Because of the work that our K team did in their PLC last year, they reached out to Resource for help with their COW instruction. It was great to be able to partner with them to help our students grow and learn #ycsdchat
A2- #ycsdchat Not all teachers have common planning, so a misconception is that there has to be a āformā to fill out for PLCs to have been effective or productive. Sometimes PLCs are about planning and creating and ensuring equity
A3: In the classroom, it has helped me be more cognizant of what is helping my students learn best. I don't just "Teach it and forget it" - I am constantly analyzing what worked and didn't work and asking for feedback from my PLC. #ycsdchat
Q4: I feel it has helped me grow as a teacher. It gave me more insight into different ideas, how to read the data to help my students to achieve their goals. #ycsdchat
A4: Being a part of a PLC meeting is as rich or even richer than a classroom walk through. Itās an opportunity to reflect on practice, student learning, and our targeted efforts to optimize student learning. PLC is a structured time to reflect on whatās working #ycsdchat
A3: Working in my PLC has led me to try techniques in the classroom I would never have been brave enough to tackle on my own and revisit assessments through fresh eyes! #ycsdchat
A4: Makes me more reflective and purposeful of my work-- have to have trust in your PLC to be able to admit and share what is working and not working to be able to support students #ycsdchat
A4: PLCs give me insights into other's teaching practice. I am able to see how my practices align with the larger PLC and how it differs and whether that acts as a strength or weakness. #ycsdchat
A3: Working in my PLC has led me to try techniques in the classroom I would never have been brave enough to tackle on my own and revisit assessments through fresh eyes! #ycsdchat
A4: Moving from the classroom to the library was a tough transition. I spent 15 years feeling supported b/c I had a team to collaborate with. PLC helps me feel connected and pushes me to reach out and go beyond my own comfort zone! #ycsdchat
Hi! Late joining...3rd grade teacher at Grafton Bethel. A4: The most successful PLCs are when we start with kids... Individual kids... And work out from there. It's easy to get lost in the "stuff", but it's different when you look at kids. #ycsdchat
A4: I am becoming more reflective in my work. How do I know they "got it" after they leave the library? Are they going to apply what they learned in this area to another content area? #ycsdchat
Your experiences and insights can bring so much to other grade levels. It's powerful when our resource teachers and other educators can join grade level or department PLCs. #ycsdchat
A5: Data, Data, Data! We collect common formative assessments that we can collaborate to disseminate. If it's aligned to the curriculum, we are going to quickly see who understood the lesson and who doesn't have it - YET. If the answer is no, we Try, Try Again! #ycsdchat
A5--Resources and more resources-PLC's are where you can converse and find out what someone else did that clicked with students and use it to reteach the not quite yet students #ycsdchat
A4: In recent years my PLC has helped me see how one personās āideaā can be molded and changed and then brought to live through many peopleās thinking, time, and effort. #ycsdchat
A5: Data dives! We look at data regularly, track growth monitoring and progress monitoring, adjust instruction and strategies as needed. If it doesn't work, time to reconvene and come up with a new plan! #ycsdchat
Data doesnāt lie!!!! You have to be willing to lay it all on the table in a plc. Figure out how to meet the needs of all learners. That vulnerability starts with admin!
That is a good point! Having a #PLC gives you the ability to grow outside the walls of your classroom. One teacher becomes a team of teachers. #YCSDchat
A5: I think the use of common assessments in PLCs give the opportunity to see how are students perform compared to their peers. Additionally we learn areas of strength and growth in student learning but also in our delivery of the content. We find the gaps. #ycsdchat
A5: My PLC worked to really examine how students across the grade level were performing question by question on our unit assessments. We then worked to brainstorm, revise, and yes sometimes trash a question! In addition over the past two years weāve added more PBAs. #ycsdchat
A5: Data should be met with more questions. Why did this group of students miss the question? Did they miss questions on a similar standard? Does a "wrong answer" show deep misunderstanding or surface level misunderstanding that can be remediated quickly? #ycsdchat
Hey everyone, I didnāt want to crash the chat, but here are some math resources that were shared with me that I wanted to pass on. I hope they help! https://t.co/yQr2HhXai2#ycsdchat
A6: Every single chance we get we should be celebrating each and every small win! We have to encourage our teams to keep pushing even when the data shows minimal growth. Slow progress is still progress! #ycsdchat
Absolutely agree--assessing data always leads to asking more questions than answers. Then it must be decided on which ones to start answering/problem-solving that will lead to greatest student achievement gains #ycsdchat
A6: student success and team building among colleagues are results of PLC success. I think celebrating all of the victories big and small is extremely important in capacity building! #ycsdchat
