The process of creating a professional learning community can be difficult, lengthy, and incredibly rewarding. Based on the author’s experiences working as an administrator in a professional learning community school, this article discusses the role that conversation, contention, and commitment play in the development of a PLC, and includes specific suggestions and strategies for school leaders engaged in building a professional learning community in their own schools. ACCESS FULL MANUSCRIPT HERE: http://cnx.org/content/m14270/latest/