Effective Professional Development

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Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Consider Your Best and Worst Professional Development Experiences 1.What were the attributes of a positive professional development experience 2.What were the deficiencies of the unsatisfactory experience?

Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Attributes of a positive PD experience

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Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. What Makes Professional Development Effective?

Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. 1. Begin With a Clear Focus and Assessment Procedures on Learning and Learners Help align efforts and keep staff on task Prevent distraction by peripheral issues

Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Three-Step Planning Approach How does this activity relate to the school mission? What are the intended student learning outcomes? What evidence best reflects those outcomes?

Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. 2. Engage in Rigorous Self-Analysis and Reflection Know where your staff is developmentally Continuously asking who is not learning and why Have courage to ask tough questions

Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. 3. Recognize that Change is Both and Individual and Organizational Process Can’t improve schools without improving the skills and abilities of teachers and principals Without changes to system policies and supports, existing structures may inhibit efforts to change

Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. What Do You Think is the Best Model for Teacher Development? Change in Student Learning Outcomes Professional Development Change in Teachers’ Beliefs and Attitudes Change in Teachers’ Classroom Practices

Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Consider the Order of Change Professional Development Change in Teachers’ Classroom Practices Change in Student Learning Outcomes Change in Teachers’ Beliefs and Attitudes

Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. 4. Think Big But Start Small Change is dynamic and large scale, but implemented in small steps Balance the urgency for improvement with the need to validate effectiveness

Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. 5. Ensure Procedures are Ongoing and Professionally Embedded Avoid One and Done Establish follow up activities from a training to monitor progress, provide support, and ensure success

Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. 6. Work in Teams to Maintain Support Improved quality of work life and empowerment Greater innovation Better adaptation into other systems

Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. 7. Include Procedures for Feedback on Results Learn from each professional development opportunity Allow participants to help shape future supports Encourage transparency in process and promote trust and mutual respect

Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Reflection What actions can be taken to provide more consistent follow up of professional development opportunities? In what ways can PLCs and other groups within your school community be better utilized to reinforce new learning? How can teachers be more included in selection of training?

Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. 8. Use Available Resources Can educators within your own school be tapped to share their expertise? Observations of colleagues Mentoring Study groups Formative Assessments

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Copyright © 2011 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.Copyright © 2013 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Jigsaw In your assigned group Individually review the assigned material Work collaboratively to determine the most important parts Select a reporter(s) to share out learning with the full group

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