Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC
Follow Canyon Springs Community School as it works towards Model PLC status through conversations about new and ongoing Professional Learning Community (PLC) practices at the school with the teachers inside the classrooms. Get invested in the student growth and learn the systems and practices that are having the greatest impact on student learning at Canyon Springs.
Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC
Episode 3 - Jesseca Tobin & Gaining Clarity Through Defining Essential Learning
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On the 3rd episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, listen in on the PLC journey with Canyon Springs as we work to be further recognized as a Solution Tree National Model PLC school. This week, meet Jesseca Tobin, a Canyon Springs primary teacher, and member of the Guiding Coalition, as she teaches us the importance of knowing the end in mind, how "clarity precedes competence, and how truly understanding exactly what it is that students must learn (the Essential Standards) actually make teaching easier.
References:
PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard Smith
Simplifying the Journey by Bob Sonju
(Sample) Canyon Springs First Grade ELA Annual Budget
(Sample) Canyon Springs First Grade Bossy R Learning Ladder/Map