Making Professional Learning a Priority
One School's Successes and Struggles with PLCs
Salem Middle School---a suburban school of approximately 1,000 students in Wake County, North Carolina---has been working since its inception three years ago to establish a professional learning community based on the principles outlined in Professional Learning Communities at Work. Midway through their five year cycle of growth, the school has had great successes and struggles in their work.
Here at Making Professional Learning a Priority, Salem Middle School teacher Bill Ferriter---2006 North Carolina Regional Teacher of the Year and author of The Power of Professional Conversations---joins with Allen Ellzey, Salem's current principal, Parry Graham, one of Salem's original assistant principals, and Tad Sherman, a sixth grade teacher leader to reflect on the unique challenges and rewards of creating a learning community in a middle school setting.
This wiki will house materials that teachers and principals working to establish PLCs may find valuable and provide a forum for educators to share their thinking about professional learning communities. Use the menu below or the navigation links found under the "Sidebar" tab in the upper right hand corner of this window to join in the conversation.
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