Our PLC group has influenced my practice by making me aware of the focus areas to improve my practice. I have learned from the PLC to be more observant, to reflect more often, to make sure learning goals are accurate, learning goals are relevant, and to increase the wait time. Our group felt videotaping a small group without us standing with the students would promote the students to talk openly amongst themselves. This would allow the teacher to go back and listen to the conversation, later. I will use what I learned to improve my small group learning, become more comfortable with videotaping, and have students document for their own reflection. My students are starting to be more comfortable being videotaped. I also have them critiquing
