Author Biography
Noah Friedman teaches band at Murfreesboro City Schools. He is working to embed the PLC process in schools and is pursuing a doctorate at Middle Tennessee State University.
Abstract
In recent decades, the popularity of teacher collaboration and data-driven instructional practices has seen the increased use of the professional learning community (PLC) model as a method for school improvement. Within the PLC framework are singletons, educators who are the only ones who teach their subject in their buildings (Hansen, 2015). In elementary school settings, related arts teams (e.g. music, art, physical education, and so on) are often included in a PLC as an afterthought. To accommodate the distinctive needs of this team, I created an intervention tool and method to provide support to related arts teams as they implement PLC practices. This action research study seeks to observe the experiences of a related arts team implementing a PLC model designed to fit their unique needs as a team.
Recommended Citation
Friedman, Noah
(2026)
"Related Arts Teachers in a Professional Learning Community: On the Phenomenon of Implementation,"
Journal of Practitioner Research: Vol. 11
:
Iss.
2
, Article 3.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/jpr/vol11/iss2/3
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