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How PLCs Work in International Schools
For the past decade, Professional Learning Communities or PLCs have popularized many US schools’ approach to teacher collaboration. The most common PLC model is the Dufour PLC framework (Dufour, Dufour, Eaker, & Many, 2010). In this framework, teacher groups meet to analyze student data in order to make professional decisions for student improvement. Up until now, much PLC…
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The Purpose of School
Our Current System As an architect designs buildings to match its function, so an educator must craft what is taught to serve a purpose. Many years ago, I attended Asia’s first TED x ED talk, which led me to ponder whether our education system is truly designed for a purpose. Dr. Jadis Blurton from Hong Kong…