Professional Learning Communities at Work®
Building a PLC at Work® is increasingly recognised as the most powerful strategy for sustained, substantive school improvement
The Professional Learning Communities at Work® process is increasingly recognised as the most powerful strategy for sustained, substantive school improvement. It provides educators and their teams with the knowledge and tools needed to implement collaborative processes that genuinely bring high levels of learning to all students.
The PLC at Work® process supports schools to align all their efforts through a relentless focus on learning, a collaborative culture and a results orientation. The process operates under the assumption that the key to improved learning for students is continuous, job-embedded learning for educators through the work they do in collaborative teams.
Workshops and In-School Support Services
Suggested formats: One or two days (for a thorough overview of all session outcomes two days is recommended). | Multiple one-day sessions to go deeper with individual components of the process. | One or two-day sessions specific to the needs of the school in relation to their PLC journey
- Workshop
- Develop clarity of understanding of key PLC concepts, ideas and language
- Discover the cultural and structural shifts required to embed the PLC at Work® process
- Uncover the reasons the PLC process is critical to sustained system, school and team improvement
- Gain a clear understanding of four critical questions and how they can be utilised to drive genuine collective responsibility for learning amongst staff
- Learn tips and strategies for shifting teachers’ beliefs and mindsets to ones that are underpinned by “high levels of learning for all”
- Uncover the critical elements needed to transform collaboration in your school through examining what PLCs are and what they are not
- Explore ways to start or enhance your PLC journey
- In-school Coaching Support – Our expert PLC Coaches work with leadership teams, collaborative teams and individual teachers to embed the key cultural and structural elements of the process for their school context. This includes helping them to focus on the work that makes a bigger difference for students and teacher learning.
- Interactive Webinars – Tailored sessions to focus on specific aspects of the PLC at Work® process to meet the needs of the school
- On-line Coaching Support – Our specialised PLC coaches work with leadership teams and team leaders to provide specific strategies and direction to advance the work of the PLC process in their school. The coach utilises deep level expertise and experience to provide targeted knowledge, skills and feedback to leaders as they work through the challenges of leading the PLC process.
- PLC at Work® Coaching Academy – Our PLC experts provide a six-day intensive professional learning experience that leaves leadership teams with a new skill set, a multitude of processes, and an action plan for embedding the PLC at Work principles back in their school.
- PLC at Work ® Network Program - Work as a network of schools (minimum of five) to embed the PLC at Work ® process in and across schools. Our PLC experts provide you with all the knowledge, skills and tools you need to transform your collaborative processes whilst learning from other schools also going through a journey of ‘learning by doing’.
Who should attend?
All educators, including (but not limited to) system leaders, principals/assistant principals, middle and emerging leaders, classroom teachers and support staff.
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