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# Need for professional learning communities
 
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# Challenges of teaching
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# '''Understanding the n'''eed for professional learning communities (PLCs)
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## teaching is a very complex activity, an art and a science
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# How to organize a PLC
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## ELT is complex as often, English is not locally available    richly for easy acquisition
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# How to organize interactions around a PLC
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## lot to learn and keep learning
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# How to facilitate spontaneous learning in a PLC
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# teacher education system does not fully meet teacher needs
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# How to facilitate planned learning of PLC members through online / blended courses (Advanced activity, may be taken up later)
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## pre-service is only a starting step
 
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## in-service requirements multi-faceted
 
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# content knowledge
 
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## English belongs to a language family different from    language systems that are common in India
 
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# pedagogy knowledge
 
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## Language pedagogy complex and evolving
 
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# context understanding
 
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## government system is large and caters to children from    marginalized backgrounds, with often limited home support
 
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# technology knowledge
 
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## there are significant possibilities for ELT integrating    technology
 
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# teachers may find themselves isolated in their own school    contexts
 
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## learning possibilities from others experiences and wisdom
 
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# continuous enrichment possible
 
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## digital technologies enable CPD (virtual forums)
 
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## connecting and learning
 
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## creating – publishing – curating and learning
 
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# Unit 2 - How to organize a PLC
 
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## Identify the cohort (in our case, the English teachers in    the district, can be organized in different ways indicated)
 
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### areas of interest to learn (such as inclusive education      or gender)
 
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### in a geography (cluster/block/district)
 
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### By grades / levels taught (LPS, HP, HS) – ''can be at      a cluster level for LPS and HPS and at a block level for HS. Or      a level higher if that seems more apt''
 
  
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''A second type of PLC can be organized by a ELT with  the parents of students in her class (can be by class or section).  This PLC can be used for sharing understanding about  students and enlisting parents support and partnership in the  learning processes.''
 
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# Unit 3 - Organize interactions
 
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## physical meetings if possible (''use the cluster    level meetings for creating the PLC of  ELT)''
 
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## virtual meetings - asynchronous (mailing list / phone    community) – ''create a WhatsApp or Telegram community and    name it “District/block ELT PLC”. Designate this as the VPLC''
 
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## virtual meetings - synchronous – conferencing –    ''schedule monthly meetings over a conference platform. Can be    even a WA group call or a google meet''
 
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## Community management activities
 
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### appoint capable person as group admin (''respected      teacher who can create a sense of fraternity amongst the      teachers)''
 
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### developing rules and guidelines for interactions.      ''(DRT to evolve a sample set of such rules)''
 
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### following rules and guidelines
 
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### conscious role modeling for a 'learner teacher’
 
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## seeking
 
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## learning to use digital technologies
 
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## join courses together and learn as a cohort ''(ELT    courses available as MOOCs on many platforms such as    FutureLearn, CourseEra etc)''.
 
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Revision as of 11:59, 10 January 2023

Unit – 13. How to organize Teachers in "Professional Learning Communities"

Team Leader/s - PRP/ Gurumurthy Kasinathan

  1. Ms. Marzia Ibrahim
  2. Mr. Kotresh
  3. Ms. Gunalakshmi. H
  4. Mr.Suresh B Mugali

Areas requiring attention of DRT’s (for each unit based on the outcomes ) and Activities based on the areas

  1. Understanding the need for professional learning communities (PLCs)
  2. How to organize a PLC
  3. How to organize interactions around a PLC
  4. How to facilitate spontaneous learning in a PLC
  5. How to facilitate planned learning of PLC members through online / blended courses (Advanced activity, may be taken up later)
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