This document summarizes a webinar on innovative professional development for K-12 teachers held on April 17, 2013. It discusses treating teachers as creators rather than just consumers of professional knowledge. Effective professional development should be meaningful, experiential, empowering, collaborative, and supported through a culture of trust. Examples provided include professional learning communities, book clubs, flipped faculty meetings, action research teams, coaching/mentoring, and lesson study. The webinar emphasizes providing autonomy for teachers, embracing teacher leaders, and getting creative to overcome constraints like lack of time and budget.

1. Simple K-12 Webinar * April 17, 2013
Lyn Hilt * @l_hilt * http://lynhilt.com
InnovativeProfessional Development
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2. tinyurl.com/innovatePD
leadandlearn.wikispaces.com
Resources for you:
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4. http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2013/02/21/the-changing-role-of-ld-from-packaging-to-scaffolding-and-social-capability-building/
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5. The problem with PD is that on the whole it treats teachers as
‘consumers’ of professional knowledge, and discourages teachers from
thinking for themselves.Teachers need to be ‘creators’ of professional
knowledge.
-Peter Kent
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderfullycomplex/3352954780/sizes/o/in/photostream/
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8. http://www.ldu.leeds.ac.uk/ldu/sddu_multimedia/kolb/static_version.php
kolb cycle/experiential learning cycle
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9. “Adult learning is facilitated when the learner’s
representation and interpretation of his own
experience are accepted as valid, acknowledged as an
essential aspect influencing change, and respected as a
potential resource for learning.”
Brundage and MacKeracher, 1980 via Dewar, 1999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/specialkrb/5232619436/in/pool-1331568@N23/
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10. http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2013/02/21/the-changing-role-of-ld-from-packaging-to-scaffolding-and-social-capability-building/
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11. make it meaningful.
(even for this guy.)
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12. aligned to school vision and goals
connected to student learning outcomes
experiential
empowering
collaborative, social, reflective
supported through a culture of trust
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13. so what could it look like?
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15. PLCs and tech-
supported
collaboration
“Fed-Ex Days” and
“20% time”
Book Clubs
“Flipped” Faculty
Meetings
Reflective
Journaling/Blogging
Action Research
Teams
Edcamp model/
Teacher-led PD
Coaching/
Mentoring
Lesson Study
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16. anytime, anywhere learning
expand teachers’ networks
#edchat
#cpchat
#ptchat
#elemchat
Image: Alec Couros
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17. provide autonomy
Fed Ex Days
Google 20%Time
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18. teachers as leaders
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19. shared by Karl Fisch
http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2006/06/about-this-blog.html
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21. embrace constraints
“There’s no time!” Get creative with schedules… before/after school,
flex time, reduce non-instructional duties, provide coverage yourself
“Central office will never go for this!” Start with a pilot group…
gather teacher feedback, prove the positive impact on teacher and student
growth alike
“My budget is being cut!” Building teacher leadership eliminates the
need for expensive out-of-house PD offerings… seek out affordable or free
online venues- webinars, #rscons… send your teachers to #edcamps,
#ntcamps
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22. http://www.flickr.com/photos/vernhart/1574355646/
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