The concept of teams is not new to schools. Teams of teachers have worked collaboratively to share teaching ideas and practices for many years. However, teams—the essential structures of a professional learning community (PLC)—demand more of educators than conversations about day-to-day operations and the sharing of lesson plans. Becoming a high-functioning team in today’s schools requires educators to engage in a not so subtle shift from a focus on teaching to a focus on helping all students learn. Refer to Contents in the blue box to the left to access the latest articles in the Spring 2010 issue of Perspectives.
