Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development
Planning for SuccessPlanning for Success
Effective Professional Development
Effective Professional Development
• Leadership• Leadership
Empowering Teachers: A Professional and Collaborative Approach(2008) SETDA
Effective Professional Development
Effective Professional Development
• Leadership• Knowledge
• Leadership• Knowledge
Empowering Teachers: A Professional and Collaborative Approach(2008) SETDA
Effective Professional Development
Effective Professional Development
• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources
• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources
Empowering Teachers: A Professional and Collaborative Approach(2008) SETDA
Effective Professional Development
Effective Professional Development
• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources• Collaboration
• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources• Collaboration
Empowering Teachers: A Professional and Collaborative Approach(2008) SETDA
Effective Professional Development
Effective Professional Development
• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources• Collaboration• Evaluation
• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources• Collaboration• Evaluation
Empowering Teachers: A Professional and Collaborative Approach(2008) SETDA
Effective Professional Development
Effective Professional Development
• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources• Collaboration• Evaluation• Sustainability
• Leadership• Knowledge• Resources• Collaboration• Evaluation• Sustainability
Empowering Teachers: A Professional and Collaborative Approach(2008) SETDA
Effective Professional Development
Effective Professional Development
• Practice (Coaching and Mentoring)• Practice (Coaching and Mentoring)
Empowering Teachers: A Professional and Collaborative Approach(2008) SETDA
Effective Professional Development
Effective Professional Development
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
Empowering Teachers: A Professional and Collaborative Approach(2008) SETDA
Effective Professional Development
Effective Professional Development
“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.”
Empowering Teachers: A Professional and Collaborative Approach(2008) SETDA
Why is Professional Development
Important?
Why is Professional Development
Important? • Students are changing- Digital Natives• Students are changing- Digital Natives
Why is Professional Development
Important?
Why is Professional Development
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
Why is Professional Development
Important?
Why is Professional Development
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
New Technology in PD
• Mashup• Mashup
New Technology in PD
New Technology in PD
• Mashup• Uses Slide Share www.slideshare.net
• Mashup• Uses Slide Share www.slideshare.net
New Technology in PD
New Technology in PD
• 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