What are your thoughts about effective professional development strategies?
I believe effective professional development strategies are necessary for every teacher. Teachers may teach for 10, 20, 30 or more years and what we know about how students learn can change with new developments coming out every day. It is important for teachers to keep up with these current developments. I see some teachers teaching the way they always have for 20 years, not wanting to change, but things have to change if we want our students to be successful students. Teachers need professional development to be able to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to implement new practices.
What is the PD strategy or strategies you plan to use in your Technology Initiative?
Teaching at a high school level is challenging enough but to have students who are more advanced in technology is not acceptable. Being a business education teacher I want to keep up with the latest technology so I’m able to communicate better with students. Most of this type of professional development I have to do on my own, because our school doesn’t offer much in this area. They also are not willing to pay for me to attend all the classes I would need to keep ahead of kids today. My Professional Development strategy is to just keep up with new technologies the best I can and try to implement as much technology into each of my lessons as possible.
Please also share any literature or resources you are using to refine your focus and develop your plan.
I found this article from 2004, it contains some good information
http://www.tqsource.org/issueforums/plantoAction/resources/4_PDResearchPolicyAction/DesigningEffectivePD.pdf
Here is a good PPT Excellent information explained in a simple way
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wcboe.org%2Fteachers%2Fdwalls%2Fstrategies%2520for%2520professional%2520development%2520presentation.ppt&ei=uJE6UefTJcfZ2QX45oHgAw&usg=AFQjCNEzC9aVPkMPURnXYk7btbppi-2OKQ&sig2=tkdGynY8F_iUFl2j_rLB9A
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