Professional Development in Education

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

Planning for SuccessPlanning for Success

Effective Professional Development


• Leadership• Leadership

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

http://www.setda.org/web/guest/2020/professional-development



• Leadership• Knowledge

• Leadership• Knowledge





• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources

• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources





• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources• Collaboration

• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources• Collaboration




• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources• Collaboration• Evaluation

• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources• Collaboration• Evaluation




• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources• Collaboration• Evaluation• Sustainability

• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources• Collaboration• Evaluation• Sustainability




• Practice (Coaching and Mentoring)• Practice (Coaching and Mentoring)




Effective Professional Development needs a plan…..

Workshops on a single topic without coaching and mentoring are not effective

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.”

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


Why is Professional Development

Important?


Important? • Students are changing- Digital Natives• Students are changing- Digital Natives


Important?


Important? • Students are changing- Digital Natives• Technology is a disruptive and rapidly

changing force

• Students are changing- Digital Natives• Technology is a disruptive and rapidly

changing force


Important?


Important? • Students are changing- Digital Natives• Technology is a disruptive and rapidly

changing force• 21st Century Skills are different

• Students are changing- Digital Natives• Technology is a disruptive and rapidly

changing force• 21st Century Skills are different

20th Century Resource

20th Century Resource

Photo Credit: Lin Pernille

Scarcity of informationScarcity of

information• Lecture is based on teacher control of

information• Lecture is based on scarcity of

information• Books were expensive and scarce

• Lecture is based on teacher control of information

• Lecture is based on scarcity of information

• Books were expensive and scarce

21st Century Resource

21st Century Resource

Photo Credit: iLoveButter

21st Century21st Century

• Too many sources of information• Requires skills in filtering and applying

information

• Too many sources of information• Requires skills in filtering and applying

information

Real World ProblemsReal 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

• 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

EvaluationEvaluation

• Memorization• Understanding• Decision making• “True” Measurement of knowledge and

skills• Students critically evaluating each others

work

• Memorization• Understanding• Decision making• “True” Measurement of knowledge and

skills• Students critically evaluating each others

work

Apply what you experience

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

• 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



• Mashup• Uses Slide Share www.slideshare.net

• Mashup• Uses Slide Share www.slideshare.net



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

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

Resource GuideResource 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

• 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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