Special Series- Episode 6: Exploring PLCs and the voices of the Marginalized a Reflection by host Kirsten Wilson

This is the sixth and final episode of a  special series where the Bulldog Educator host, Kirsten Wilson, reflects on the past 5 episodes and how it has impacted her learning. Throughout the episode, there is her personal reflection of the series and excerpts of recordings from previous episodes in this series.

Resources referenced in the episode:

Definition of a Marginalized person:

Gehl, N. (2019, June 28). How to better support your marginalized students. The Art of Education University. Retrieved March 2, 2023, from https://theartofeducation.edu/2019/09/02/how-to-better-support-your-marginalized-students/

4 Essential Questions for the PLC:

Fischer, D., & Frey, N. (2015, February). That pesky fourth PLC question. Solution Tree Blog. Retrieved from https://www.solutiontree.com/blog/that-pesky-fourth-plc-question/

Characteristics of a PLC:

Bailey, K. (2010). 6 essential characteristics of a PLC. Retrieved from https://www-grms.stjohns.k12.fl.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/What-it-Means-to-be-a-Model-PLC-School.pdf

Examples of Schools with Effective PLCs that did not follow the PLC framework:

Amy, M. E., Pelligrino, M. J., Slaney, J. D., & Soria, L. R. (2020). Leadership Practices That Support Marginalized Students: How Leaders Support Teacher Leadership For Emergent Bilingual And Latinx Students (dissertation). Boston College University Libraries, Boston, MA. 

Bouffard, S., & Murray, L. (2020, February). Learning Is A Two-Way Street Middle School Strengthens Teaching By Focusing On Student Identity. The Learning Professional, 41(1), 28–31.

Jackson, Y. (2016, February 18). Transformational pedagogy: Cashing the promissory note of equity for all students – especially those who are marginalized. Equity-Centered Capacity Building: Retrieved March 2, 2023, from https://capacitybuildingnetwork.org/article8/ 

Support for including diverse voices in discussions about vulnerability and resilience and to intentionally embedding and protecting the voices of marginalized populations in PLCs:

Levine, T. H. (2019). Overcome 5 PLC Challenges. The Learning Professional, 40(3), 64–68. (https://learningforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Overcome-5-PLC-challenges-TOOL.pdf)

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