Light the Path to Equity

In this month's Learning Forward Journal, Fisher and Frey talk about the work of PLC's and the focus that needs to happen to ensure that ALL students are engaged, inspired and successful.
How can we refocus PLC's so that they are more than a series of meetings and result in REAL change for the students who need it most?

There is evidence that PLC's impact learning outcomes of students.

These authors have developed 5 questions that allow teams to put equity front and center:
* Where are we going? Consider the learning goals and trajectory for students. Expectations should be aligned to grade level expectations.

* Where are we now? Current performance levels of students. Accept responsibility to close this gap.

* How do we move learning forward? Detailed instructional decisions using evidence based practices.

* What did we learn today? What did you learn from students and what do you plan to do about it? Checking for understanding.

* Who benefited and who did not benefit? Trends in learning outcomes for subgroups of students.

Are your PLC efforts impacting student learning?