Professional Learning Communities: A Catalyst for Program Improvement, by Katherine Rowell and Lindsey Allard Agnamba

Join this paradigm-shifting webinar to explore the power of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to promote a collaborative culture dedicated to continuous quality improvement. Experienced early educators and professional development providers Katherine Rowell and Lindsey Allard Agnamba will highlight practical advice about how PLCs can offer directors promising strategies for promoting sustainable, high-quality early learning environments. These efforts will help you align individual, classroom, and program efforts and encourage collective responsibility for improving instructional practices. Operating a professional learning community requires a shift in the way program directors provide professional development for their staff. To support this shift in thinking and behaviors, you can benefit from participation in a director PLC. In so doing, program directors experience the benefits of the processes, collegial support and ongoing learning opportunities integral to a PLC. Informed by intentional and systematic processes, directors can become well-prepared to lead parallel processes in their programs to support continuous quality improvements. Register for this powerful session, so you can:

• Develop new perspectives on creating partnerships needed to effectively implement a director-led professional learning community.

• Understand the value of a professional learning community for program directors participating in Quality Rating and Improvement System efforts.

• Examine the development and implementation of a professional learning community while recognizing potential barriers and identifying strategies for successful integration.

• Learn strategies to engage key partners to develop the relationships and support necessary to refine and implement a professional learning community of directors involved in QRIS.

All sessions are 1.5 hours long, and include a brief announcement from our sponsor. 2:oo PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time. Can’t participate in our webinars at the appointed time? Never fear! All of the webinars are recorded. To view the recording, simply register now and you will receive an email with a link to the recording when it is ready to be viewed. You can still download the certificate by watching the recording to the end when the certificate link is announced and displayed on the screen. Only 1,000 people at one time can attend our webinars, but registration often tops 4,000. Only the first 1,000 people to click the link to attend the webinar will be able to get in. We start the webinars 30 minutes in advance of the start time. Arrive early to make sure you get in. *Please be advised that you will only be eligible for the great door prizes if you participate in the live session. ***NEW*** You can earn .2 CEUs for each webinar. The cost is $15 paid to University of Oklahoma online when you apply. Learn more here: Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from University of Oklahoma See the schedule of upcoming webinars.