Participation of teachers in professional learning communities as a factor of professional growth

The research problem and the rationale for its relevance. Educational organizations pay close attention to the growth of professional level of teaching teams. Professional learning communities have long been considered in scientific research as a productive form of continuous teachers’ professional development. It’s important to analyze and systematize specific changes in the activities of educational organizations and teaching teams to understand the role and place of this concept in the development of teachers' mastery. The goal of research are analysis and systematization of the results of the international experience of professional learning communities in the development of conditions for continuous professional development of teachers. Methodology is an analytical review of publications on the topic of evaluating the effectiveness of professional learning communities for the period 1997-2023. The findings are synthesized using a narrative approach to identify key themes and trends in research on the effectiveness of professional learning communities.