Professional Development in Education

Professional Development Planning for Success

Effective Professional Development
Leadership
Empowering Teachers: A Professional and Collaborative Approach(2008) SETDA

Leadership
Knowledge

Leadership
Knowledge
Resources

Leadership
Knowledge
Resources
Collaboration

Leadership
Knowledge
Resources
Collaboration
Evaluation

Leadership
Knowledge
Resources
Collaboration
Evaluation
Sustainability

Practice (Coaching and Mentoring)

Effective Professional Development needs a plan…..
Workshops on a single topic without coaching and mentoring are not effective

“Unless a workshop is followed by on-going support for educators, implementation in the classroom is unlikely.”

Why is Professional Development Important?
Students are changing- Digital Natives

Technology is a disruptive and rapidly changing force

Technology is a disruptive and rapidly changing force
21st Century Skills are different

20th Century Resource Photo Credit: Lin Pernille

Scarcity of information
Lecture is based on teacher control of information
Lecture is based on scarcity of information
Books were expensive and scarce

21st Century Resource Photo Credit: iLoveButter

21st Century
Too many sources of information
Requires skills in filtering and applying information

Real World Problems
Students learn better when collaborating and solving real world problems
Collaboration leads to critical thinking skills
Collaboration exposes the student to differing views
Collaboration results in a deeper level of learning

Evaluation
Memorization
Understanding
Decision making
“ True” Measurement of knowledge and skills
Students critically evaluating each others work

Apply what you experience
Assign projects that are real world
Assign projects that need a solution
Assign projects that require collaboration
Assign projects that are truly a stretch for the student

New Technology in PD
Mashup

Mashup
Uses Slide Share www.slideshare.net

Mashup
Uses Slide Share www. slideshare .net
Uses podcast synchronized to slideshow

Resource Guide
Empowering Teachers: A Professional and Collaborative Approach(2008) http://www.setda.org/web/guest/2020/professional-development
Photo Credit: Lin Pernille www.flicker.com
Photo Credit: iLoveButter www.flicker.com

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Professional Development in Education

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