Developing PLC Process in School

Question: Discuss about the Developing PLC Process in School. Answer: Introduction Professional learning community model has always been fruitful to both the students and the teachers in a school or in any other academic and cultural institution. In case of social development, education is granted as the most effective force that has caused not only the development of the society, but also caused the development of the entire humanity (Vescio and Adams 2015). The dimension of PLC can be interpreted and exploited as per the availability of adequate potential. Since school is the best place to ensure the formation of professional learning community, the teachers and the students equally learn to imbibe leadership characteristics within them (Tam 2015). There are several dimensions in professional learning community model. These dimensions are shared mission, shared vision, values and goals (Pang 2014.). An ideal school for PLC implementation has regular invigilation for the application of PLC model for the betterment of academic as well as cultural status. It is highly required to maintain physical and metal activity in an institution. The school where I teach has adopted PLC model, however, it falls in the basic level. Want of professional leader in the school has affected the implementation and practice of PLC model in its advanced form (Leithwood, Patten and Jantzi 2010). We have our principal to be highly enthusiastic to form a professional learning community who are expected to set an example of collaborative learning and leadership for the betterment of the school entailing the betterment of the students and self. The implementation of PLC through the sharing of same value, goal, mission and vision has been our prime objective. In order to ensure the development of leadership quality among the staff, the principal of our school has improvised an idea to understand the discrepancies of each other and initiate to turn it into strength. The professional development is channelized through a development program that is held in our school through professional training. Every week esteemed academicians appear to provide us proper training regarding our professional role and obligations. The most effective program that helps us develop our core leadership quality is the concept of self-realisation. However, the PLC model supports community building; self-r ealisation session creates a realm of cohesive understanding to each other. Understanding each others sensibility provides us with a scope of building leadership quality that is not dictatorial at all. Further, the principal has structured a session for staff criticism. Staff criticism is designed in order to analyse gradual development of the leadership quality of the staff. Such analytical approach needs to be practised as it generates realisation of self-advantage of prowess and disadvantage of setbacks. Reference: Leithwood, K., Patten, S. and Jantzi, D., 2010. Testing a conception of how school leadership influences student learning.Educational Administration Quarterly,46(5), pp.671-706. Pang, V., 2014. PLC 650 Research and Curriculum Development for Urban Schools. Tam, A.C.F., 2015. The role of a professional learning community in teacher change: a perspective from beliefs and practices.Teachers and Teaching,21(1), pp.22-43. Vescio, V.A. and Adams, A., 2015. Learning in a Professional Learning Community: The Challenge Evolves.The SAGE Handbook of Learning.