- 5 features of effective PD: content focus, active learning, coherence, sustained duration, collective participation
- Insights to improve implementation of PD based on the above features:
- Small, simple changes are easier than large, complicated changes
- PD should be calibrated to individual teacher needs
- PD is more successful when it is explicitly linked to classroom lessons
- Teachers are more likely to use ideas and strategies from PD when they are aligned with leadership priorities
- Challenges
- Coherence of PD over time
- Connecting PD to the classroom
- Measuring effectiveness of PD
- Conclusions
- establishing periodic monitoring and feedback loops is essential (creates a cycle of continuous improvement
- Evaluate PD rigorously to increase understanding of why some PD activities are effective and others aren’t
Professional Development for Education
by Scott Collins
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Great Journal Article analyzing PD
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Graphic Organizers on Google Slides
Google Slides is a wonderful tool for creating Graphic Organizers, both digitally or printed. The digital versions are also a great addition to HyperDocs. Here is a folder of templates I have created. Below are some examples:
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
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