Dr. Beng: Facilitation Essentials

PLC refers to:

• Professional Learning Community

• Professional Learning Cultures

• Professional Learners' Core

Professional development in schools must focus on developing:

• Human Capital

• Social Capital

• Financial Capital

Social capital refers in school shows:

• Quality of interactions among teachers and staff in a school

• High trust and frequent interaction from everyone

• Improving knowledge and skills of the employees

What are NOT roles of a facilitator in a PLC:

• Mediate disagreements in the team

• Take sides of a group

• Move the team when it gets stuck

• Navigate team when there are interpersonal dynamics

• Choose whose voices are to be heard

Which elements should a facilitator strongly balance when conducting PLC:

• Content

• Planning

• Process

• Style

Which factors should NOT BE considered when deciding a ‘tight’ or ‘loose’ facilitation:

• Protocols

• Personality of the facilitator

• Tasks at hand

• Strengths and weaknesses of the facilitator

What actions can be taken when deciding to build authentic PLCs?

• Retool existing PLCs

• Start with new PLCs

• Scratch ineffective PLCs

How can a facilitator empower his team?

• Communicates to his team members that they can do the tasks

• Gives them ‘team voice’ and choices

• Delegates tasks and encourage volunteerism

• Takes the easiest, most comfortable, or lower-risk option

Which nonverbal communication from team members must a facilitator observe when conducting a meeting:

• Facial expressions

• Physical cues

• Body language

A person leading a PLC also acts as a:

• Coach

• Leader

• Facilitator

• Member