{"id":223039,"date":"2016-06-20T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/?p=223039"},"modified":"2022-07-19T05:52:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T12:52:50","slug":"professional-learning-community-groups-in-office-365-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2016\/06\/20\/professional-learning-community-groups-in-office-365-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional learning community groups in Office 365 Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

A professional learning community, or PLC, is a group of educators who meet regularly to share expertise and work collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students. Teachers around the world have started using Office 365 Groups to make collaboration within a PLC a lot simpler and more streamlined. PLC groups are typically formed around interest areas (e.g., 9th<\/sup> grade math), grade levels (e.g., 10th<\/sup> grade teachers) or across subjects (e.g., science teachers).<\/p>\n

Here are some barriers to engagement with PLCs today that Office 365 Groups is addressing:<\/p>\n