Episode 173: Professional Learning Community (PLC) Leadership Part 1
Joy Hammond Wright and Hilary Morefield-Colman
Professional Learning Communities are powerful collaborations that benefit greatly from strong leadership. Discover what it means to be an arts-based Professional Learning Community (PLC) leader and facilitator in this episode. Oral Historian Dr. Mi’Jan Celie Tho-Biaz and The Creativity Department’s Matt Grundler are joined by arts educators from NAEA’s Connected Arts Networks (CAN). Drama Teacher, Joy Hammond Wright and Media Arts Educator, Hilary Morefield-Colman explore how they create and maintain a positive learning environment for adults and a spirit of community and collaboration as they nurture leadership across their PLCs.
About Connected Arts Networks (CAN): The National Art Education Association (NAEA), in partnership with the Educational Theater Association, National Association for Music Education, National Dance Education Organization, and NYC Department of Education’s Office of Arts and Special Projects has launched a nationwide initiative to create virtual Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). The goal of this Connected Arts Networks (CAN) is to build a sustainable model of professional learning to help teachers better serve students.
