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Professional Learning Communities

Professional Learning Team FAQs



 



What kind of follow-up can SERVE provide?

SERVE provides capacity-building assistance and support to facilitators and learning teams for up to three years. As part of this assistance, SERVE staff will

  • Conduct initial training and follow-up training as needed.
  • Meet onsite with learning team members at intervals throughout the school year.
  • Maintain regular online contact with learning teams and facilitators.
  • Read team logs and provide regular feedback on team meetings and activities.
  • Collect information from teams and use this to adjust the process as needed.

What are benefits of participating in Professional Learning Teams?

Learning teams provide a means of job-embedded teacher mentoring and induction. Faculty members become experts and resources for one another. Through Professional Learning Teams, teachers attending workshops have a strategic method for sharing and engaging other faculty in benefits of that training. The teams' work becomes "public" as they share their efforts and ideas through newsletters, websites, and other means. SERVE extends opportunities for some participants to present at regional and national conferences, and may present compelling case studies in SERVE publications.

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Who can I contact about the SERVE Professional Learning Teams?

  • Anne Jolly, Senior Education Program Specialist, 800-755-3277

 

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