Professional Learning Communities

How This School Created a PLC That Boosted Instruction and Collaboration

How This School Created a PLC That Boosted Instruction and Collaboration

We’ve all heard it: Professional learning communities (PLCs) sound good in theory, but in practice, educators question the impact and prefer more time for instruction or lesson planning. During the edLeader Panel “PLCs That Change Instruction: A Data-to-Action Playbook From the Field,” educators from Falling Creek Middle School shared how incredibly powerful PLCs can be when they are grounded in real classroom practice and designed to meet the needs of every learner.

Formative and Summative Assessment: Springboards for Achievement

Using an Assessment Platform: Lessons from the Trenches

Technology and assessments seem like natural partners—after all, the goal of assessments is to collect data on student progress. But as leaders of the Lexington School District Two (LEX2) in South Carolina discovered, just collecting data is not enough.

Formative and Summative Assessment: Springboards for Achievement

Formative and Summative Assessment: Springboards for Achievement

Presented by Tammy Miller, Chief Academic Officer, Readable English; and Becky Mungle, Professional Development Director, Readable English
Moderated by Rita Ferrandino, Innovation Consultant, Catalyst @ Penn GSE – University of Pennsylvania, and Founding Partner, Arc Capital Development