Instructional TechnologyCurriculum & InstructionUniversity of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa

Dr. Leigh Zeitz

School/District School-Wide

Initiatives Satisfies Mandates Few days per year Early Dismissal 

Personal Personal growth & dev. Prof improvement Relevant & timely Frequent Ongoing Self-directed

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Small groups of educators

Work together over time 

Professional learning communities

Based on principals of effective adult learning

Deepens educators' content knowledge

National Staff Development Council Standards for Staff Dev.

Self-directed

Relevant

Immediately applicable

Problem-centered

Informal

Timely

Collaborative

Knowles, 1984

Diversity of expertise

Shared objective of advancing collective knowledge/skills

Emphasis on Learning How to Learn.

Mechanisms for sharing what is learned.

                                           Dede, 2004

Identify Professional Development

Team

Collect and Analyze Student Data

Set SMART Goals

Select Content

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Design Professional Development

Provide Training/Learning Opportunities

Collaborate

Implement

Collect Data

Evaluate

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Stakeholders Teachers Administrators Students Parents Community AEA

Focus on the students

What are your preferred outcomes?

What data measures these?

What barriers will you meet?

Who will collect the original data?

How will it be shared?

What data will be collected?

How often will the data be collected?

Through which medium will the data be

collected?

How will the data be reviewed?

How will it affect the teaching process?

What topic will students learn?

How do teachers need to teach?

What skills will teachers need?

What experiences will teachers need

to learn these skills?

Leigh Zeitzzeitz@uni.eduTwitter:leighzeitzDrzreflects.com

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