Best Practices Series — On-Site Workshop Topics

Creating and Sustaining a
Professional Learning Community (PLC):
Embarking on the Bold Journey
Toward Higher Staff and Student Performance

How can embracing the concept of “Professional Learning Community” (PLC) help our school or district achieve unprecedented improvements in teaching and learning?

Creating the ideal structures and conditions that ensure continuous learning and high performance of ALL is no small feat! This workshop will examine the powerful ideas related to a PLC. Creating a true PLC is what current research confirms is the surest and fastest path to instructional and organizational improvement. AFRE’s expert facilitators will give you the knowledge and skills to begin creating and sustaining the infrastructure of a PLC on your campus or in your district. This exciting training will examine the following big ideas:

• Shared Mission, Vision, Values and Goals
• A Collaborative Culture with a Focus on Learning for All
• Collective Inquiry into Best Practice and Current Reality
• Action Orientation: Learning by Doing
• A Commitment to Continuous Improvement
• Results Orientation

This workshop will enlighten and motivate you to take some serious action in strengthening the “head and heart” of your organization!