Professional Learning Community Facilitation

Virtual Support for Groups of Teachers, Coaches, and Leaders

Collaboration within groups of educators is a crucial driver of cohesion and continued development. With EdConnective Team, expert facilitation transforms professional learning communities (PLCs) from routine meetings into high-leverage engines of educator growth and student achievement.

Why Invest in Team Development?

Strong Professional Learning Community structures have been shown to result in:

  • Higher student achievement

  • Increased teacher efficacy

  • Improved school culture

  • Maintenance of student performance gains

Prioritizing PLCs means prioritizing long-term, sustainable growth for educators and students alike.

What We Can Accomplish Together

  • Capacity building through high impact design and delivery

  • Identifying blind spots through unbiased facilitation

  • Laser focus on student learning through use of appropriate artifacts

  • Empowering collaboration through discussion and team building 

  • Preparing team leads for PLC facilitation through modeling of best practices

  • Collaborative decisions through impactful data analysis discussions

What makes EdConnective different?

  • Extensive experience delivering impactful professional development to schools and districts across the country

  • Immediate integration into the structures and processes you’ve already created

  • Hand matching of expert facilitators to align with the focus area, context, and participant roles of your PLCs

  • Wraparound approach including goal alignment, regular touchpoints, and dedicated, ongoing support

  • Impactful reporting that synthesizes insights and provides actionable next steps

  • Relevant recommendations of further professional development for PLC members

Transform Your PLCs Into Engines of Instructional Growth

EdConnective is equipped to meet you where you are with customized, virtual support for groups of all types:

  • Teachers of any grade level or content area

  • Instructional coaches of any focus area or speciality

  • Leaders or mixed groups including school and district leaders alongside other staff

  • Mixed groups of teachers and instructional coaches

Because the participants, structures, and goals of PLCs differ greatly across and even within schools and districts, EdConnective Team is designed to be a highly flexible offering that can accommodate a wide range of initiatives and priorities, including:

  • Strengthening Existing PLC Structures to promote greater instructional alignment within schools, improve consistency across districts, and deepen instructional conversations.

  • Addressing Low Instructional Coherence or Performance by promoting consistency of instructional practices, driving student growth and teacher development, and providing structured support to schools in improvement status.

  • Launching New Strategic Initiatives such as new curricula or assessment systems, MTSS or other cross-disciplinary models, and new instructional materials or practices.

  • Building Capacity in New or Struggling Teams through establishing routines and norms, defining teacher leadership roles, and developing structures to facilitate collaboration and clarity.

  • Improving Adult Learning and Professional Culture by creating cultures of continuous improvement, modeling facilitation and feedback, and promoting trust among teams.

  • Fostering Cross-School or Cross-Role Collaboration via supporting regional collaboratives, multi-role PLCs, or other diverse groups that share common goals or standards.

  • Supporting New & Transitioning Leadership through aligning teams and establishing a shared vision.

How it Works

Sample Session Format

The EdConnective Facilitator will ensure group focus and productivity, guide and shape development of team norms and action items, establish equity of voice and collaborative atmosphere, and support consistent growth and development.

  • Kick-off or recap of session objectives.

  • Engage participants in reflection, data analysis, and collaborative problem-solving driven by artifacts that reflect teaching and learning in action. Artifacts are used to ground discussions in real practice, support data-informed reflection, and guide collaborative decision-making focused on improving student outcomes.

    • Example Artifacts and Their Use:

      • Student Work Samples: Used to analyze student understanding, identify misconceptions, and inform instructional next steps.

      • Lesson Plans or Instructional Tasks: Reviewed to align with standards, assess rigor, and identify opportunities to embed best practices or differentiation.

      • Formative Assessment Data: Guides discussion on student progress toward goals and informs targeted support strategies.

      • Classroom Observation Notes: Used to reflect on instructional moves, student engagement, and opportunities for growth.

      • Teacher Reflections or Exit Tickets: Provides insight into instructional decision-making and surfaces areas of success or challenge.

  • Gain agreement on artifacts and submission timeline for next session.

 

Let’s Talk! Your situation is unique, we can tailor a plan to your needs to maximize student achievement.