Professional Learning Community

          I first learned about PLC’s in RED 3012, each table became a PLC to help each other along the way. Then I was further educated about them in RED 4519. In Professor Behrens class we are actually working together, interacting, and learning from the students in our PLC.  It’s not just someone to call if we need help on an assignment like it was in RED 3012. I thought that the PLC’s deepened my comprehension of assignments, textbook readings, articles, and classroom content. As a future teacher I definitely want to incorporate PLC’s into my classroom. It helps encourage the sociocultural theory. I also think that since ELL students benefit from heterogeneous grouping, PLC’s may be very useful for ELL students in your class. They can work together, learn from each other, and deepen their comprehension of the material. Most ELLs I have had experience with through service learning do not work well on their own, they get confused, discouraged, and give up. I think PLC’s would be helpful to keep them on task, give them confidence, deepen comprehension, and also increases their communication with peers! (ESOL 2.2, 3.2, 4.1) (REC 1.F.5, 2.E, 5.2, 5.3, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9)