What are your
thoughts about effective professional development strategies?
Effective strategies are great tools for all teachers. It should not matter how many years the
instructor has been teaching, I feel he or she should experience any
professional development strategy. This can
help avoid teachers getting stuck in their ways. Also it keeps teachers accountable for
learning new methods and materials available for student learning. With new standards and inventions taking
place, it is important for teachers to be aware of and try to implement any
changes necessary to improve students’ learning.
What is the PD
strategy or strategies you plan to use in your Technology Initiative?
I plan to incorporate the mentoring and coaching
strategy. I feel teachers should help each
other out and support each other with whatever endeavor one tries. If it doesn’t succeed, then fellow teachers
should look and see what the error was and try to correct anything for future
use. Coaching and Mentoring also leads
to collaboration among teachers. To identify
key strategies and promote student success, teachers should constantly
collaborate about what methods of teaching have worked and what is best for the
school and learning community.
Another strategy I like is the Job Embedded strategy. I feel this strategy would go great with the
coaching and mentoring since the teacher is given feedback based upon different
actions taken. It is suggested that this
strategy be implemented among colleagues.
Again this emphasizes the importance of group communication to achieve a
greater level of success.
Please also share any literature or resources
you are using to refine your focus and develop your plan.
Transition to
Algebra -A Habits of Mind ApproachHollingsworth, T., Donnelly, H., & Piazzola, L. (2012). Preparing teachers to meet common core. Principal, Retrieved from https://www.naesp.org/sites/default/files/Hollingsworth Web Exclusive.pdf
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innovation clusters. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ed.gov/edblogs/technology/innovation-clusters/
http://www.ed.gov/edblogs/technology/files/2012/07/Innovation-Cluster-Description.pdf
I like the links to the Office of Educational Technology looks like a great site for information thanks, Lisa
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement about teachers collaborating about what methods work. I think administrators or grade level team leaders really need to be organized and schedule meetings to provide opportunities for teachers to meet.
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