7 Steps of PLC Reflection

The 7 Steps of a PLC Reflective  Process

Prepare for Success

Identify Product/Practice

1st

Explain the Product/Practice

Act on Reflection

Assess Outcome

2nd

Analyze

3rd

7th

Examine Product

Build Community

4th

5th

6th

Guide

Pick a product or practice to collaboratively analyze and focus on.

Create a plan to plan out logistics, where and when meeting will take place, and who will attend. Be sure to have expectations, resources, agendas, and lesson plans all complete and ready.

Team members must be knowledgeable of what is being analyzed. Sufficient time is required for reflection allowing discussion tinme, questioning time, and time to review sample work, practice or product.

PLC members need to be professional when critiquing and questioning items being reviewed. Discussion needs to focus on what was successful, what needs to be changed, and next steps to be taken.

A plan is created to help the teacher to move forward improving practices or product. The teacher will implement the new plan of action.

PLC team meets afte the teacher begins implementation of recommendations to examine the plans impact on student learning. Team memebers will share knowledge gained from the process.

All members need to be encouraged to be active participants in steps 1-6. Working as a collaborative group will build the professional learning community.