NSDC Purpose: Every educator engages in effective professional learning every day so every student achieves. National Staff Development Council www.nsdc.org February 2008

Professional Learning Effective Professional Learning Results-driven Standards-based Job-embedded National Staff Development Council www.nsdc.org February 2008

Results-Driven What are students expected to know and be able to do? What must educators know and be able to do to ensure student success? What professional development must be offered to enable educators to develop the knowledge and skills needed to produce the results they want for students? National Staff Development Council www.nsdc.org February 2008

Standards-Based Content-what knowledge and skills must educators learn to produce higher levels of learning for all students? CONTEXT/CULTURE LEARNING PROCESS Process-how is learning structured to support adult acquisition of new knowledge and skills? CONTENT Context- how is the organization structured to support adult learning? National Staff Development Council www.nsdc.org February 2008

Content Standards 10. Equity 11. Quality Teaching 12. Family Involvement National Staff Development Council www.nsdc.org February 2008

Content Standards Not all content is created equal. National Staff Development Council www.nsdc.org February 2008

Process Standards 4. Data-Driven 5. Evaluation 6. Research-Based 7. Design Learning Collaboration National Staff Development Council www.nsdc.org February 2008

Process Standards Training without follow up is malpractice. National Staff Development Council www.nsdc.org February 2008

Context Standards 1. Learning Communities 2. Leadership 3. Resources National Staff Development Council www.nsdc.org February 2008

Context Standards Place a good person in a bad system and the system will win every time. National Staff Development Council www.nsdc.org February 2008

Learning Teams Accept responsibility. Examine data. Clarify learning needs. Establish adult learning priorities. Establish learning agenda. Access appropriate external assistance. Design powerful lessons and assessments. Reflect on the results and recycle. February 2008 National Staff Development Council www.nsdc.org

Job-Embedded Learning National Staff Development Council www.nsdc.org Job-Embedded Learning At school everyone’s job is to learn. February 2008 National Staff Development Council www.nsdc.org