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PLC Reflection Week 3

We learned more about the importance of PLC's and discussed some aspects that would make them more helpful or less helpful. We agreed that grade-level PLC's would be helpful to discuss relevant topics and plan together to integrate curriculum. We have seen various examples of PLC's in the schools this semester. A member has seen teachers use an agenda for their meetings to focus their meeting time, and we agree that this seems helpful. On the other hand, we have seen examples where teachers get off topic during their meetings, and we feel it is less beneficial to the teachers when it lacks focus. We also agreed that it could be a good idea to alternate leadership of PLC's like we do in QUEST 2. This gives everyone an opportunity to share their ideas and allow all members to feel equally valued.

We each gave good ideas about how we are approaching our inquires and gave each other productive feedback. We also realized that the inquiry process often leads to more questions and should be an ongoing process in the classroom. Inquiry can take a lot of time, especially to research one child, but it is important because teachers can improve their teaching practices based on their findings. We learned that it is important to communicate our research findings in order to collaborate with our colleages to improve the child's experience in the classroom today and in the future.