Communities of Practice
You may know this as Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), Instructional Rounds, Looking at Student Work (LASW).
Overview
Communities of practice are learning spaces for professional growth tailored to your organization’s needs, where participants reflect on their practices and provide one another powerful feedback on real-world challenges to better serve their students.
Skilled CLEE coaches facilitate protocols and collaborative tools in a series of sessions with your organization. This creates a learning space where participants build skills that provide focused feedback to colleagues. The most effective way to transform educational leadership and practice is from within the community and among colleagues. Best practices are even better when shared!
Who is this for?
Communities of Practice are for all adults in schools, districts, and organizations and can include other stakeholders such as students, parents, and community stakeholders, as participants or presenters, who want to collaborate to improve professional practices.
Typical Time/Scope
Approximately 9 months
- Six 90-minute facilitated group sessions
- Six 30-minute pre conferencing sessions to prepare to present work/dilemma
Key Takeaways
Participants will
- Collaborate to improve teaching, learning, and the Instructional Core
- Practice setting agreements and building community
- Learn ways to professionally give and receive feedback
- Form stronger relationships with colleagues
- Gain new perspective and share expertise to enrich each other’s professional lives
- Present and explore professional dilemmas to support mutual professional growth and learning
- Practice using protocols and structured tools for adult learning
- Gain a sense of agency and buy-in for making changes to better serve students
Testimonials
“We are diving deeper into the work around the instructional core to strengthen learning and teaching. The network of peers is invaluable.”
Participant Reflection
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