USE OF VIDEOS
LEARNING WALKS
Professional development is
provided as teachers
open-up their classrooms
to other teachers,
collaborating and learning
new ideas.
EDCAMP
This type of professional
development session is fairly
new. However, the concept is
one that is not strange to our
region.
A typical Edcamp starts with
teachers coming together to
identify topics in education
that they want to learn about.
You enter the room arranged
with mini conference tables
and sticky notes and/or
papers.
Your role is to go to a table
and write a topic or idea you
wish to discuss and place the
note on a display board.
The most popular topics are
identified and
teachers lead the group
discussion based on their
topics of interest.
LUNCH AND
LEARN
Teachers designate lunch
periods with professional
leaders to share
meaningful information
and respond to
questions and concerns
of their colleagues.
WEBINARS
The word ‘webinar’ is a
portmanteau word from
‘web’ as in internet and
‘seminar’.
Essentially, then, webinars
are professional development
meetings or
training sessions conducted
over the internet.
This is an effective way
to identify strengths
and weaknesses, particularly
through reflection on
authentic instruction taking
place in the videos.
PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING
COMMUNITIES
Why don’t you consider
professional learning
communities (PLCs)?
PLCs, currently in
vogue, see both teachers
and students as learners.
In PLCs, teachers come
together to answer essential
questions to make informed
decisions with the
goal of enabling all students
to be successful. By working
collaboratively and focusing
on student learning, teachers
are given opportunities to
grow as professionals.
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