Waihi College PLGProfessional Learning Groups.

Intent of PLG – the learning is personalised. You are more in control of your own professional development.

Waihi College PLG

BES – MOE (2007)

Small Group (PLG)• Focussed on Learners• Focussed on Teacher Skills• Focussed on Improved Practise

Waihi College PLGPLG’s here at school hopefully enable staff to…

• Share their learning• Encourage experimentation• Better use of PD times• Create freedom in developing practise

Waihi College PLGSmall Group – Focus

Picking a group it is important that you are looking to develop. The idea is that you are a ‘co-learner’ with your colleagues. This is a shared learning group not being taught as such.

1) Flipped Classrooms, 2) Google Apps, 3) Blogging/Interactive Teaching, 4) Te Reo and Tikanga Maori, 5) Accelerated Learner Programmes, 6) Gifted and Talented Teaching,7) Photography Teaching.

8) Or 9) Other Topics???

What Happens

March To July• Meet Informally• Find Expertise (people/articles)• Shared Communication (blog?)• Talk/Visit• Experiment/Trial

Majority Of Staff Meetings Allocated…

• Term One Week 9• Term Two Week 3• Term Two Week 5• Term Two Week 10• + Some TOD Fri 29th MayThat’s four from 14 Mondays until July (3 on holidays)

FYI –

Here is the paperwork students will now come with to teachers if they’re changing class.

Hope it helps.