From Compliance to Collaboration: Using AI to Boost PLCs

Teachers don't hate collaboration; they hate compliance theater. When PLCs turn into data-entry marathons or top-down directives, morale drops and professional learning stalls. This poster presentation offers the antidote: the P.L.A.Y. Framework (Pedagogy First, Leverage AI Intentionally, Activate Adult Learning, Yield Actionable Outcomes). Discover how Google Gemini, custom Gems and NotebookLM eliminate meeting prep friction, freeing instructional leaders to facilitate rather than present. Learn how to apply the SAMR model to PLC design, use AI for specific facilitation tasks, and evaluate AI-generated content through a pedagogical lens before using it with your team. See how to build a real AI-supported PLC component tied to an upcoming meeting, with a Prompt Toolkit Card, a PLC Blueprint one-pager and a SAMR Self-Assessment to support implementation. Designed for coaches, curriculum directors and administrators, this is your chance to turn PLCs into active, inquiry-based learning.