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Rejuvenating Professional Development: A shot in the arm! Jenny Alyn Key: [email protected] Jill Reinhardt: [email protected] Jennifer Scott: [email protected]
Rejuvenating Professional Development:
A shot in the arm!
Jenny Alyn Key: [email protected] Reinhardt: [email protected] Jennifer Scott: [email protected] Surry County Schools
Symptoms…….
● Teachers = more responsibilities/same time○ coaches○ teacher leaders○ new curriculums/assessments
● We were “meeting-ing” our teachers into potential burnout● Implementation not always what was intended
Everything else has moved forward with technology...why not PD?
What Does the Research Say?
Thomas Guskey says that there must be a formative and summative component of professional development and that a strong evaluation is vital. These five levels must be included:1. Participant Reaction 2. Participant Learning3. Organizational Support and Learning4. Participant use of knowledge and skills5. Learning Outcomes
Our Treatment Plan
● Haiku LMS allows for online instruction
● Best practices without being face-to-face
● Hybrid PD/Online Courses for PD
First Shot: Cooperative Learning
Hybrid Model: 3 Face-to- Face meetings and 3 online modules
Best Practices Used Through Online Instruction● Flipped Instruction (Participants read
articles/watched videos before F2F meetings)
● Collaboration (Discussion Boards, Gallery Walks)
● Instructional Rounds
What we LEARNED from Hybrid Pilot
● Instructor and Participants actually interact MORE than in traditional PD
● More accountability for participants than a “sit and get” version
● Stellar reviews from participants on the hybrid model
Increased Participant Interaction
● Flipped Instruction● Participants are
interacting before they even know each other (get out of comfort zone)
● Introverts can voice opinions better online.
● District-Wide PLC● Academic
conversations
Increase of Accountability
Participant Reflections
What did you gain from the online collaboration such as discussion boards, google docs, and online gallery walk?
“I got to experience working with technology on a team, which gave me an insight on what can be done with technology and what students should be capable of doing.”
What impact did the classroom coaching have toward helping your implementation?
“Classroom coaching helped me because the teacher was able to tell me what things I was doing right or what things needed to change to make my application of cooperative structures more successful.”
Participant Reflections
What did you gain from the online collaboration such as discussion boards, google docs, and online gallery walk?“It allowed for independent study, getting to know our whole class rather than just my table, and allowed me to reflect upon what I was learning through online discussions with others.”
What impact has this course taught in a hybrid environment made on your instruction?
“I enjoyed the hybrid cooperative learning class because I only had to travel to Surry on three occasions and was still able to benefit fully from the class. I like the online section of the class because it gave me the opportunity to complete activities on my time and incorporate the new strategies in my classroom.”
Moving Forward with Online PD
● “Literacy at the Core” Courseo new CC literacy standardso subject specifico completely online
● Flexible Instructiono District Wide OR School Staff Developmento Guided PLC OR work for struggling teachers
Let’s take a look...
Enhanced PD Benefits
● Participant Flexibility● Self-pacing within time constraints● Instructional Coaching● Reflection Time● Collaboration
The bottom line...
We must learn to adjust our Professional
Development as education evolves.
