This case study describes how Wilder Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky is using the online professional development platform PD 360 to provide job-embedded and individualized training to its teachers. Principal David Bodine plans to expand PD 360 usage by aligning video segments to district initiatives, using segments in faculty meetings, and supporting grade-level implementation through discussion guides and reflection activities. Teachers have access to over 1,400 on-demand video segments covering a wide range of topics. Initial benefits include a vast library of content, accessibility of online training, relevance of topics, and tools for individualized learning and accountability.

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School Profile About PD 360
Wilder Elementary School is located in Louisville, Ken- PD 360 is the leading on-demand professional learning
tucky, and is part of Jefferson County Public Schools. resource for educators with over 600,000 subscribers.
It serves 550 students and is resolved to provide a Teachers, administrators, professional learning commu-
positive, nurturing environment for student success. It nities, coaches, etc., have access to over 1,400 indexed
believes that every student can learn, and with the sup- and searchable video segments that present real, best-
port and involvement of parents and the community, practice classroom examples. Each segment includes
a well-trained Wilder staff will promote the ongoing content from respected educational experts such as
process of learning. Michael Fullan, Rick DuFour, Doug Reeves, Rick Stig-
gins, and many others. PD 360 can be used to create a
structured learning experience for an individual teacher,
professional learning community, or entire school. It
School Needs
bridges the gap between training and classroom imple-
Wilder Elementary wanted a solution that would be: mentation with job-embedded follow-up, tracking, and
reflection tools. PD 360 also gives educators access to
>> data-driven an online community of teaching professionals that al-
lows interaction and collaboration either within a district
>> sustainable
or across the United States and around the world. See a
>> collegial demonstration at www.pd360.com
>> results-oriented
>> job-embedded Driving Usage and Implementation
Principal Bodine plans to drive Wilder’s usage of PD 360
deeper in the coming year by:
Solution
>>Customizing PD 360 to align video learning segments,
Wilder found its solution in PD 360. It has enjoyed PD
forums, and resources to the district’s initiatives. Apply-
360 for one year and has recently renewed for another
ing Focus Objectives will allow them to drive common
year. Principal David Bodine is planning to expand the
language and practice.
usage and implementation among its staff to better
meet the school’s PD goals. >>Watching segments in faculty meetings to teach ideas
and to start discussions.
>>Using PD 360 in group trainings with the Facilitator
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2. Guides that accompany each of the 1,400 learning ing, reporting, and follow-up.
segments. The guides include lesson plans, discussion
questions, group activities, graphic organizers, and >>Teacher Enthusiasm
reflection and journaling activities. Many also include Teachers are optimistic and have increased creativity in
handouts that can be printed. their instruction, assessment, questioning, and criti-
cal thinking. They feel individually empowered to find
>>Encouraging grade level teams to identify their teaching answers to their questions.
needs among the many topics included in the PD 360
library and use correlating segments for discussion and >>Students Respond Positively
integration into their classroom practices. As teachers have increased the quality of their teach-
ing through PD 360, students are more involved and
>>Creating more in-depth individual teacher growth plans responsive in the classroom.
with PD 360’s on-line tracking and follow-up of each
teacher’s professional development. “PD 360 has allowed me to individualize PD for each
member of my staff in order to meet their individual
>>Making full use of Principal Bodine and three trained growth plans.”
teacher leaders to instruct others in PD 360, help
David Bodine
encourage usage, and assist teachers in implementing Principal
best practices into their classrooms. Wilder Elementary School, KY
“I am really looking forward to tapping into PD 360’s
great potential.”
David Bodine About School Improvement Network
Principal
Wilder Elementary School, KY Founded in 1991 by two school teachers, School Im-
provement Network empowers educators with compre-
hensive, research-based, professional learning tools that
build teacher expertise to foster greater achievement
Benefits among their students. As the home of The Video Journal
of Education, PD 360, and The 360 Learning Frame-
The advantages of using PD 360 have been and will con- work, School Improvement Network offers content from
tinue to be numerous. They include: the largest group of educational experts, the broadest
>>Vast Library Content range of topics, and the most classroom examples any-
Wilder teachers have at their fingertips over 1,400 where. School Improvement Network boasts the world’s
indexed and searchable video segments that cover largest educator-verified, on-demand professional
today’s most relevant topics through the most complete development network with over 500,000 users. To learn
PD library available. more about School Improvement Network’s dynamic
resources, visit www.schoolimprovement.com.
>>Accessibility
Online and on-demand, PD 360 is instantly available to
Wilder educators anytime and anywhere they have an
internet connection. The short video segments prevent
teachers from being overwhelmed and allow PD to hap-
pen consistently.
>>Relevant Topics
New, quality content is continually being added to the up
to date PD 360 library providing a resource that helps
teachers continue to grow professionally. PD 360 has
programs dealing with nearly every educational initia-
tive of the past two decades.
>>Individualized Needs Are Met
Rather than waiting for workshops, PD 360 encourages
Wilder educators to instantly find answers to their indi-
vidual questions and concerns.
>>Individual Accountability
Administrators can ensure that PD happens consistently
with every teacher through PD 360’s integrated track-
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