Focus and Purpose

I am really struggling with the direction of one of the PLCs I am working with.  The one on graphing calculators.  My question is around the focus of the group.  It really helped reading some of your blogs about other PLCs.  I am trying to think about how much I step in to provide the structure and how much I have conversations with the individuals in the group.  I have decided that I will be taking the foundational questions to all three of my PLCs today to help them take a look at their direction:

Our PLC work together is to be focused on efforts that will really make a difference in student learning!  

The guiding principles and questions in each PLC’s work is:

Big Idea #1: Ensuring That Students Learn

     What will our PLC try that will impact student learning?

    How will this contribute to student success in the classroom and increased

                                    student achievement for all students?

Big Idea #2: A Culture of Collaboration

                            How will we work together to impact student learning?  

Big Idea #3: A Focus on Results

                 What results will we measure to determine if our effort improves student learning?

In a PLC, the team must continually ask themselves:
·      What do we want each student to learn?
·      How will we know when each student has learned it?
·      How will we respond when a student experiences difficulty in learning?