Professional Learning Communities
Flipping the PD Experience with PLC's.
Presentation
What are they?
Why do I need to be part of one?
How do I get started?
Agenda
- What are Professional Learning Communities? Why do we need them? How do we get started?
- PLC's Examples
- HCP Training
- Continuing the Learning Process
- Creating your own PLC
Social Groups- Why do you Belong?
AISD Educational Professional Learning Communities
BrainPOP Educators
Discovery Educator Network
Have you taken a Discovery Education Class?
Did you know there is an Educational Group for Discovery Education?
AISD Campus Technology Support Network
Discovery!
What is a PLC?
What makes a great PLC?
Why should I belong to a PLC?
PLC's Why do you Belong? Linoit
- Use green post-its for what you like about being a member of a group.
- Use red post-its for what you don't like about being a member of a group.
- Organize the green post-its int into Share, Support and Learn categories.
PLC's allow you to ...
Professional Development: Code.org
Continuing the Learning Process after the PD has ended
- How do you continue to support learners after the PD has ended?
- How do learners continue to Share, Learn and Support each other?
Edmodo
Central Texas Code.org Elementary Coders
How does Central Texas Coders PLC allow educators to Share, Learn & Support each other after the PD is complete?
Google Plus (+)
Google Plus
How does Central Texas Coders PLC allow educators to Share, Learn and Support each other after the PD is complete?
Intel Engage
TechnoCoders: Code7- Year 7
Techno Innovators-Year 6
TechnoSTEM- Year 4
Designing your own PLC
- Who is your audience/participants?
- What are your objectives?
- Will you have guided activities to get them started or will it just be open-ended?
Creating your own PLC!
- Register for a FREE Engage Account
- Click on Communities/My Groups or Top Right/Pencil/Pull down menu/Group
- Create your Group
- Complete Group information
- Invite Members
SHARE.....LEARN.... AND SUPPORT!
Vanessa Jones
Technology Department
Instructional Technology Facilitator
Instructional Technology Facilitator
Email: vanessa.jones@austinisd.org
Twitter: @vkajones
Hanneke Portier
Technology Department
Coordinator, Technology Training and Communications
Coordinator, Technology Training and Communications