Alexia Cruz
PRERECORDED SESSION:
From Vision to Action: A Step-by-Step Guide to Strategic PLC Planning
About Alexia
With over eleven years of experience as a dually certified K-12 humanities educator and having leadership roles in the secondary education sector, Alexia Cruz possesses a profound understanding of instructional practices and adult learning. Through her company, Cruz ConnectED Consulting and leadership roles, she is on a mission to equip instructional staff and schools through targeted professional learning experiences to create culturally relevant curricula to better service neurodivergent students and increase student agency.
SESSION
From Vision to Action: A Step-by-Step Guide to Strategic PLC Planning
Effective professional learning is one of the most important topics mentioned when talking about the effectiveness of a school. In this session, participants will learn how to turn their vision for teacher development into a targeted action-driven plan. Participants will explore how to align professional learning community goals with schoolwide initiatives, create a collaborative culture, and create metrics for ongoing professional growth. Participants will gain tools to design and implement a PLC that drives both teacher effectiveness and student achievement.
