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=How to run a PLC: = Great article & tips:

 You might want to start with a few articles. Solution Tree maintains a website, All Things PLC - www.althingsplc.info. A few good introductory articles from there:

What is a "Professional Learning Community?" - Richard Dufour  @http://www.allthingsplc.info/pdf/articles/DuFourWhatIsAProfessionalLearningCommunity.pdf

The Elements of a Professional Learning Community - Lillie G. Jessie  @http://www.allthingsplc.info/pdf/articles/Lillie%20G.%20Jessie%20PDF.pdf

The Role of Conversation, Contention, and Commitment in a Professional Learning Community - Parry Graham  @http://cnx.org/content/m14270/latest/

A really good book about how to work in a PLC is//Protocols for Professional Learning//, by Lois Brown Easton. It's a how-to book. I have print copies here, but it's also available on OverDrive, in case you'd like to take a look at it there. Protocols really are at the heart of PLCs; without good protocols in place, the process will be fruitless.

Another good protocol book is //Protocols for Professional Learning Conversations: Cultivating the Art and Discipline//, by Catherine Glaude. It's not on OverDrive but I have a print copy if you want me to send it over. More about this book at:  @http://www.solution-tree.com/products/books/protocols-for-professional-learning-conversations.html You can use the "Look Inside" feature to see the Table of Contents. These protocols may work well for librarians. -Denise Wilkinson NISD Professional Librarian

Masters dissertation on: School Librarian Participating in PLC's :
http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/s_papers/id/1402#.UUjLTz9qSvE.email

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