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PLCs and the Common Core: Are We Leaving Instruction Behind? by Bradley A. Ermeling - January 18, 2013The Common Core State Standards have potential to improve student learning but are arriving with a questionable assumption: common standards plus increasing accountability pressures will translate into improved practice and achievement. Standards define where students need to be; accountability systems document where they are. Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) could play a pivotal role in closing this gap, but not unless we re-conceptualize their structure and content to include meaningful reflection on instruction and provide teachers with a roadmap to productively guide collaborative work around the CCSS. To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Bradley Ermeling
Pearson E-mail Author Dr. BRADLEY A. ERMELING is a senior research scientist in the Pearson Research and Innovation Network
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