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 =**Twain's Professional Learning Communities (PLC's) **=

**What are PLC's? **
The term //professional learning community// has become quite commonplace in education circles. The term describes a collegial group who are united in their commitment to an outcome. In the case of education, the commitment would be to student learning. The community engages in a variety of activities including sharing a vision, working and learning collaboratively, visiting and observing other classrooms, and participating in shared decision making. The benefits of professional learning community to educators and students include reduced isolation of teachers, better informed and committed teachers, and academic gains for students. Shirley Hord of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory says, that as an organizational arrangement, the professional learning community is seen as a powerful staff-development approach and a potent strategy for school change and improvement. Adapted from: []

**PLC Dates for the 2009-2010 School Year:**
 September 2, 2009 September 30, 2009 October 21, 2009 November 18, 2009 December 9, 2009 January 13, 2010 February 3, 2010 February 24, 2010 April 7 2010 May 5, 2010





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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If you want any further information regarding PLC's not listed on this website, please contact Twain's office at 303.347.4700 or a specific teacher with your inquiries. **