Abstract
This study aimed to describe the professional learning community (PLC) of educational institution networks in Songkhla, Thailand. In this study, the Faculty of Education Thaksin University is in the role of the supervision and monitoring working group that received funds for organizing professional development activities like a professional learning community (PLC). This project was implemented in the educational institution network in Songkhla province for the year 2019. The number of networks is eight, covering one network of educational professionals and seven networks of educational institutions. It involved nine coaches/ mentors divided into three teams who responsible for three networks (Khuan Niang Witthaya School, Ban Radpun School, and Wat Rong School). This study used the assessment tools of the Secretariat Office of the Teachers Council of Thailand. This tool consists of four sets. Those are sets of guidance record form for coaches and mentors, sets of interview forms and interview recording forms, sets of monitoring and evaluation of the performance by the network, and sets of the network performance evaluation form. Based on the finding, the entire teacher networks are writing lesson plans, and the students learn with the principles of moderation. The use of knowledge with awareness and moral responsibility is the basis for decisions and actions in four dimensions, namely economy, environment, society, and culture in balance.
Highlights
The Teachers Council of Thailand, as a professional organization, is aware of teacher development by aiming to develop teachers and educational personnel with regular and professional development
professional learning community (PLC) is a combination of the synergies of teachers, administrators, and educators in schools to improve the learning of learners
PLC has developed from an organizational strategy that focuses on the organization's ability to adapt to the rapid change of society by starting from the concept of learning organization and adapting to the context [2,3]
Summary
The Teachers Council of Thailand, as a professional organization, is aware of teacher development by aiming to develop teachers and educational personnel with regular and professional development It has established guidelines for promoting and supporting various professional development networks of teachers and instructional staff by creating a process of professional development activities in the form of a professional learning community (PLC). It promotes 1) Shared Values and Norms, 2) Collective Focus on Student Learning), 3) Collaboration among members of the professional learning community (Collaboration), 4) Exposure to expert guidance (Study Advice and Study Visit) and 5) discussions that reflect performance (Reflection Dialogue) throughout the process. Education from many schools in Hong Kong 4, United States [2], Singapore [5], conducted in the form of PLC, found good results in the teaching profession and learners who focus on achievement
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