What is a Professional Learning Community? NaKishia D. Glenn Gardner-Webb University Abstract Throughout this paper you will be able to gain more knowledge on what a Professional Learning Community (PLC) is. I will explore two different areas: general characteristics of PLCs and the big ideas that are associated with them. I will refer to different types of students throughout this paper. When I mention high achievers I will be referring to those are students whose test scores put them in the
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Explain what community is-group of likeminded/brought together people. Group or society‚ helping each other. Introduction- talk about various methods/techniques Steinbeck uses to portray community in 1930s America. -structure; animal imagery; symbolism -Steinbeck’s use of language reinforces his depiction of community The novel starts with an idyllic‚ natural scene. This creates a sense of peacefulness and calm. However‚ this scene is disrupted by George and Lennie’s arrival. Key parts through
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Exodus Transitional Community was established in 1999 as a non-profit organization in New York City. The founder‚ Julio Medina has gone through a lot himself‚ and after his own transformation he was inspired and motivated to help others to change their life‚ to improve it‚ or simply educate them to prevent any future troubles. Medina might seem to be a non-violent offender who greatly regrets the deeds he did‚ but not only non-violent criminals are like that. In reality‚ he was a leader of a Bronx
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A social location is not just a place where someone can be social‚ as the name would imply. A social location is actually a group that someone belongs to due to their position in history as well as in society. Everyone has a social location. It can be broken down and defined by gender‚ race‚ age‚ social and economic class‚ physical ability‚ sexual orientation‚ religion‚ and geographical location. Each group membership has a set of social roles and rules‚ and extent of power‚ and privileges or lack
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Virtue ethics is relative There are different opinions and views within virtue ethics as to which virtues to follow and‚ more importantly‚ what makes a "Virtuous person" the contrast in opinions demonstrates the relativism of Virtue ethics. The doctrine of the mean does not work in practice It seems perfect in theory but as the statement claims‚ it is difficult to work in practise. The main area of failure is when/ how we know when we’ve gone to either extreme? This judgement amongst subjective
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history and relationships was understandably difficult‚ and my grandfather was forced to fit his entire life into two suitcases. The first one he filled with clothes and books; the second with hundreds of photographs - faded memories of long-lost relatives gazing at us sadly. As I thumbed through the prints with my grandfather‚ I saw his face light up with a yearning to return to those happy times. In Russia‚ the affectionate word for grandfather is atkai. It’s a word that conveys boundless respect
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through the common mechanism of economics. Growing up in one of Brooklyn’s most iconic religious communities‚ I have experienced the many changes to its population and commercialism as it has “evolved” due to globalization. I have seen the resistance to this change as well‚ which may be typical of areas where the majority are conservative‚ religious men and women. However‚ as all communities eventually yield somewhat to the changing political and social landscape‚ I have noticed the ways in
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There are three potential conclusions that can be drawn regarding relativist and absolute theology. The first is that a relativist viewpoint is adopted‚ whereby it is accepted that everyone is right in their own way‚ and thus religious tolerance and respect draws upon a seemingly neutral stance where everyone is free to believe their own religion (as long as they accept that other people are right too). The difficulty with this argument is‚ as Cooling (2002) and Pike (2013) maintain‚ neutrality
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one important thing. Is it the way I use my slang? How about the way I spell my name. You claim it as your own‚ but some of us have never known. You’re not the only one trust me. It’s just that some of us have never known our own cultural identity. Cultural identity is not just who you are but how you act‚ what you do‚ or even your family and friends can transmit into your cultural identity. Your cultural identity doesn’t have to just be one thing it can be a mix. My cultural identity reflects my
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included in national polls and surveys in numbers reflecting their proportion of the population‚ but typically these surveys yielded too few respondents to produce valid and reliable findings or to explore opinion differences internal to the black community in terms of such things as gender‚ class‚ age or region. Black opinion was seen as a mere derivative‚ secondary and less important compared to white opinion. Research shows that White Americans are not racist in the old fashioned way; instead
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