#Flipclass chat tonight is about PLC's. The #flashblog assignment is to write about our perfect PLC. I am stuck. I really don't know what I would want in my perfect PLC. I want to compare it to my #flipclass PLN, or my #flipcon15 voxer group, or possibly my newly found #paedchat group. Is that fair to do so?
I know that I want it to be a community that fosters risk taking, that encourages each other to think outside the box, to not be afraid to challenge one's thinking, and to have a number one goal of "What is best for the students!" I want it to meet when we are all not-exhausted, and in a comfortable area to work. My ideal PLC probably would happen after school hours, at someone's house or a small cafe, with a coffee or an adult beverage in hand. If not in the same physical space, then maybe in a google hangout or through google or twitter chats. I want it to meet without the requirement of meeting, for the good of the student and teacher. I want it to be cross curricular and cross grade levels. I don't want it to have rules, or mandatory topics. I want to feel connected to the people in the PLC. I want it to be more than one person.
I guess I do know what I want in my ideal PLC. Is my ideal PLC possible? How can I make it happen?
YES! It seems there is never a good time during the school day when at least one teacher doesn't need to photocopy/reply to an email/pee/grade just a few papers. Of course the contract can only address during-school hours, but tonight we could consider the perfect PLC.... But a lot of what you described can be found in #flipclass, right?
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