Tatum Middle School Library

Change is sometimes difficult. Perhaps a little extra TLC can help. As Tatum MS moves toward a professional learning community, our ideas will be outlined in this section. As this site develops, we will be able to celebrate how far we have come.

For now, the focus here will be on three of the aspects of a PLC: collaboration, learning and assessment.

Collaboration

While we are working together to create a PLC and foster student learning, here are some resources that may help:

Curriculum Map -- A calendar to foster collaboration across content areas by showing at a glance what everyone is working on now and in the future.
Collaborating with the TIS/Librarian

Forum -- Open discussion to share ideas with one another.

Learning

What should students learn? What are the best ways for students to learn?

Essential Questions -- Developing the foundation for what will be learned.
Best Practices -- Creating meaningful, motivating assignments in which students learn is the goal. Here we will share what the research shows works best.
Upload Center -- Add helpful research articles or web sites that reflect best practice learning.

Assessment

How will we know students have learned? What will we do when they do not?

Benchmark Testing Tools:
FAKS Online - Region VII's database of criterion referenced questions.
TAKS Testing - Examples of previous TAKS tests including interactive and PDF versions.
Alternative Assessment and Evaluation -- Other means of assessing and evaluating student learning.
Intervention Strategies -- What steps will we take as a PLC when students do not learn? How will we account for individual differences?

TLC for PLC's	Tatum Middle School Library Cindy Turner, Librarian -- Tatum, Texas 75691

home > TLC for PLC's *A Little TLC for PLC's* Change is sometimes difficult. Perhaps a little extra TLC can help. As Tatum MS moves toward a professional learning community, our ideas will be outlined in this section. As this site develops, we will be able to celebrate how far we have come. For now, the focus here will be on three of the aspects of a PLC: collaboration, learning and assessment. Collaboration While we are working together to create a PLC and foster student learning, here are some resources that may help: Curriculum Map -- A calendar to foster collaboration across content areas by showing at a glance what everyone is working on now and in the future. Collaborating with the TIS/Librarian -- Ideas for research and integrating technology that reflect best practice learning because they are either constructivist, project/problem-based, develop critical and/or creative thinking, incorporate cooperative learning, or all of the above. Forum -- Open discussion to share ideas with one another. Learning What should students learn? What are the best ways for students to learn? Essential Questions -- Developing the foundation for what will be learned. Best Practices -- Creating meaningful, motivating assignments in which students learn is the goal. Here we will share what the research shows works best. Upload Center -- Add helpful research articles or web sites that reflect best practice learning. Assessment How will we know students have learned? What will we do when they do not? Benchmark Testing Tools: FAKS Online - Region VII's database of criterion referenced questions. TAKS Testing - Examples of previous TAKS tests including interactive and PDF versions. Alternative Assessment and Evaluation -- Other means of assessing and evaluating student learning. Intervention Strategies -- What steps will we take as a PLC when students do not learn? How will we account for individual differences?
Tatum Middle School Library Hill Street Tatum, TX 75691 (903) 947-6487, ext. 311 Last Updated October 30, 2005

Tatum Middle School Library

A Little TLC for PLC's

Collaboration

Learning

Assessment