PLCs and teacher collaboration

       Profession learning communities (PLC) enable teachers and administrators to work together to improve students learning. Examples are setting goals by using meetings, classroom visits, and cooperative planning. The barrier between teachers themselves becomes smaller, new teachers that are lost on a subject can ask veteran teachers for assistance.  New teachers can become stressed, not connected, or lost, in a new school. The environment can be difficult to cope with, because the demands of your job are on your students performance. New teachers need help on how to run things, how to push students to new levels, or how to teach a subject matter that is tough. I recently have observed 4 science classrooms and many of the teachers learn more things about the subject of biology as they teach. So new teachers won't know everything, therefore, veteran teachers need to assist the younger teachers. Teachers can communicate through email, the lunch room, observing a veteran classroom or using their lessons.

   I always use technology to connect with liked peers. Its so simple to use another teachers lesson plan, or power point presentations. Their are websites that teachers think you, as a new teachers, should visit and steal ideas. I do think, the professional website is going to help me when I move into the field more and the websites i use. Email are the largest technology tool I have used. When I have an issue at school with my athletic director ( AD) or an assistant principal (AP), they email me. Its so simple, so I have used technology to communicate with my peers and veteran teachers.