This document discusses key aspects of developing professionalism for educators. It covers professional learning communities, which aim to unite educators around student learning through shared leadership, creativity, values and supportive conditions. Professional development is important for lifelong learning and improving teaching practices using various resources. Respect and rapport are also important, as trusting relationships transfer to student-teacher relationships and lead to positive outcomes. Professional growth plans are roadmaps that engage self-reflection, determine growth needs, and aid collaborative learning to improve teaching and student learning.

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Developing
Professionalism
Richard Chalme

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Agenda
 Professional Learning Communities
 Professional Development
 Respect & Rapport
 Professional Growth Plans

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Professional Learning Communities
 What are Professional Learning Communities?
 A group united in a their commitment to an outcome such as student
learning, classroom management, etc.

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Professional Learning Communities
 What are the benefits of joining a Professional Learning
Community?
 Supportive and Shared Leadership
 Collective Creativity
 Shared Values and Vision
 Supportive Conditions
 Shared Personal Practice

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Professional Development
 Professional Development is
 Not only learning new approaches but IMPLEMENTING them
 Lifelong learning
 Ongoing
 Networking
 Professional inquiry
 An OBLIGATION!!!!!!!!!!

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Professional Development
 Improving teaching practices through:
 Online learning communities
 Online blogs
 Professional journals and magazines
 School wide trainings
 Industry specific conferences and tradeshows
 Coaching/Mentoring

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Respect & Rapport
 Trusting, generous and caring traits in teacher relationships
transfer to relationship between student and teacher.

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Respect & Rapport
 Respect & Rapport lead to:
 Positive relationships
 Increased outcomes
 A collegial environment
 Diverse ideas
 A healthy learning ecosystem

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Respect & Rapport
 Respect & Rapport needs to be maintained by all members of
the learning ecosystem:
 Teacher
 Student
 Supplemental Services
 Administrators
 Families

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Professional Growth Plans
 What is a Professional Growth Plan?
 Simply stated, a roadmap to help an educator identify how to get
from point A to point B

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Professional Growth Plans
 How is a PGP helpful?
 Engages educators in self-reflection
 Defines immediate needs of educator and student and provides a
path on how to get there
 Determines educators individual growth needs
 Develops a plan of action for improving teaching and learning in the
classrooms
 Aids in collaborative learning between different members of the
learning ecosystem

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Professional Growth Plan
 Example:
http://northernlightscdc.org/career-pathways/ipdp-individual-
professional-development-plan/
Now it’s your turn to create one!!!!