Professional Development
CAN
Here’s Help
WORK
Here’s Why
By matching PD to goals,
Focus PD on school
and educational goals. it will help chart the
Gather school-wide
support.
Match content of
PD to teachers’ and
students’ needs.
Provide multiple
opportunities for
teacher collaboration.
Focus on innovations
that increase practical
teaching skills that
promote student
success.
course for the school’s
success.
Here’s How
Collect data to identify
priorities and formulate
SMART goals to match
the priorities.
Administrative and
colleague awareness of
researched benefits of
professional development
will foster enthusiasm
and participation in PD. Identify key advocates
to use established
marketing approaches
and strategic planning
to generate teacher
enthusiasm. The Principal
needs to make full
support clearly evident to
all staff.
Satisfaction that needs
are being met will gain
support for additional PD. Use the assessment cycle
and regular revision
of plans to ensure
that ‘real’ problems
are being addressed.
Connect specific student
performance and results
to PD.
Collaboration will
enhance teacher self-
efficacy and teamwork
to achieve the desired
goals. Develop teams and
schedules for team
meetings and activities to
achieve a coherent and
coordinated approach.
Teams may be grade-level
or subject specific.
By providing teachers
with a platform to
gain innovative skills,
teachers will be more
willing to use these skills
in their classrooms and
improve their craft. Encourage innovation by
creating opportunities
for teachers to share new
ideas or tools they have
been exposed to or have
used. Generate funds to
support innovative trials
of approaches and ensure
adequate assessments
to justify resource
allocations.
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