Study Groups - Initial Thoughts 
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The study groups challenge video was developed to trigger some thoughts for you and your team about what it would take to implement PLC study groups in your school. After viewing the challenge video for study groups, please capture your initial thoughts about questions presented below in the table. These questions will guide you and your team to think about what needs to be in place to effectively implement meaningful study groups and what barriers your school will need to address.
How do we start a study group?
Please write down your initial thoughts below:
| Questions | Individual Thoughts | Group Thoughts |
|---|---|---|
| What do we need to formulate a successful study group in our school? | ||
| What is our learning focus and how might that be integrated with study groups? | ||
| Do we have agreement on the purpose of our study group? | ||
| Can the school’s study group find a common meeting time? | ||
| Who should be member of the study group? | ||
| Is our study group meeting place neutral and professional? | ||
| What format will we use to document our meetings? | ||
| What will be our group norms that we can collectively agree on? | ||
| What leadership structure will we use? (Rotating, shared, facilitator) | ||
| Have we communicated with our building and district leadership team? | ||
| Have we decided upon our study group protocols? |