In the 21st century, students must have have the complex skills needed to be innovative, collaborative, complex problem solvers, effective communicators, and self-directed (Darling-Hammond, Hyler, & Gardner, 2017). In order to provide students with the tools they need to be successful in the 21st century, teachers need professional development to learn new skills, content, and pedagogy. Professional develop provides teachers with an opportunity to grow and develop as a professional and improve student learning. In order to leverage professional development and improve student learning, districts need a strategic and effective professional development plan (Darling-Hammond et al., 2017; Odden, 2011). This paper aims to outline a professional …show more content…
According to Darling-Hammond et al. (2017), effective professional development should be content focused, incorporate active learning, foster collaboration, utilize best practices, offer mentoring, provide the opportunity for feedback and reflection, and take place over a sustained period of time. This type of professional development can be provided in-house, outsourced to another organization, or by attending conferences.
To provide effective, in-house professional development a district must start by training a group of expert teachers to be curriculum specialists that facilitates training and provides mentor support (Odden, 2011). Once the expert teachers have been trained, the district must create a cohesive, long-term plan that allows the training and mentorship provided by the curriculum specialists to be cohesive and aligned to the district's vision and mission for professional development. The long-term plan should include the number of training days offered, topics covered, and mentorship to support the implementation of the new strategies. To determine if the professional development is effective, the curriculum specialists should collect data via surveys at the end of training, observation notes during classroom visits, and analysis of student
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To ensure money is set aside to compensate for professional development, districts and schools must include professional development on the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and School Site Plans. This means the district and school sites must have a long-term plan to support professional development and include compensation in the district and school site budgets prior to the start of the school year. For in-house professional development, the budget and compensation plan must include salaries and benefits for the curriculum specialists, materials and supplies to facilitate the training, and substitute coverage for the teachers to attend the training. For professional development that is outsourced, the budget and compensation plan must include registration, travel, mileage, hotel, food, and substitute coverage. Since all types of professional development require some level of compensation, it will be necessary to estimate the cost and obtain approval, prior to the event, to ensure the budget can accommodate the request (see Appendix
I can help my teachers be professional learners by using observation and evaluation processes, like those found in Danielson’s model, to promote self-assessment, reflection on practices, and professional conversations with them. The Framework can help me have honest, reflective conversations with the teachers about their instruction and I can use it as a guide to help all involved in professional development decisions. In other words, I can use such teacher evaluation models to promote active engagement and encourage professional growth in all
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Their faith in me allows me to push forward, and drive me to stay on track , so I can reach my goals. In addition, without my passion to want to help others none of my goals I want to achieve would be possible.
Nursing is ever-evolving. Healthcare in general is becoming more sophisticated, which requires an increase in knowledge and education, as well as the need for nursing staff to be able to think critically. As medical advances are at an all-time high, reimbursement from state and private insurance has decreased. These factors lead to a greater need of autonomy and evidence-based research by RN’s (Huston, 2014)
Professionalism can be defined in several ways as a student in a doctor of physical
This proposal is designed to address the need for professional development of which can be utilized in assisting teachers within our institution mature and grow educationally for the purposes of becoming better instructors for the purposes of education our students academically and assisting them to succeed within their academic goals and objectives. The proposed plan of action of which can ultimately assist bot our facu...
Taking the time to reflect on one’s career can increase self-awareness and enhance professional development. A career development plan is a confidential and integral document created by an individual which outlines the activities undertaken during their life journey. Therefore, a professional development plan documents one's goals and skills required to accomplish dreams and is influenced by internal and external factors. Hence, a professional development plan is reminiscent of ones’ past experiences and a glance at the future. Having a professional development plan in place is critical for graduate students in nursing because it enables one to keep track of their progression. My primary purpose in writing this developmental
Professional development is a process of increasing and improving the performance of workers through access to education and training opportunities in the workplace, through outside organizations, or through watching others perform the task. Basically it helps in improving the teamwork among the workers and also it helps to attract high quality workers in an organization. This also helps in the one to make the right plans for the new products and the smooth running of the business.
Challenges are part of any business or organization. Whether its introduction of a new line of business or retrenching, involving the support staff especially those likely to affected by the decision is always important. The support staff should be included in the planning and decision-making process since most of the time; they are the one who implements the decisions made. Realization that success of any company depends on its support staff and other stakeholders makes their inclusion in most of the decision processes inevitable.
Traditionally, teacher development typically occurs through trial and error in the isolated confinements of each teacher’s classroom with some periodic whole-group professional development (Goddard & Goddard, 2007). Within the past few decades, many schools and districts, including ours, have considered and experimented with Professional Learning Communities (PLC) as an alternative framework in guiding a more efficient development program for their teachers. PLCs are focused on enhancing student learning through developing teacher practices. The concept of PLC relies on using structured collaborative sessions amongst teachers within the school to build internal capacity. Through PLCs, teachers critically reflect on current practices, brainstorm solutions, and obtain help and advice from others in a supportive growth-oriented environment over an extended period of time (Vescio, Ross, & Adams, 2008; Nelson, 2009; Scher & O'Reilly, 2009; Bolam, McMahon, Stoll, Thomas, & Wallace, 2005). The theory of change guiding PLCs holds that by providing teachers with targeted support from within the school community, as oppose to hiring additional outside experts, professional developments can become for efficient. Implementation of effective PLCs requires intentional effort, school-wide and possibly district-wide restructuring of teacher schedules, and additional resources. For schools considering implementing PLCs, it is important to understand the logic of action and the benefits of PLCs as it relates to teacher improvement and increased student achievement.
Through the support of the professional development program, the effectiveness of the teachers enhances the quality of instruction and increases the student achievement and learning. The delivery of professional development program leads to alterations in professional learning, leading to changes in professional practice, which ultimately impact student achievement.
Professional development is critical to success in a teacher’s career. Teachers need to be open to continuing their education and consistently reflecting on lessons and interactions with students. At the expert stage of teaching, “the teacher’s practice is characterized by fluency, automaticity, and efficiency” (Garmston, 1998). In order to achieve this level of teaching practice, the educator must continue to learn new teaching strategies, understand the curriculum, recognize students and their differences, and conduct self-reflections. A teacher who is dedicated to professional development and wanting to improve their teaching, will make a stronger impact on students.
Another factor considered in this study is the professional development of teachers. Professional development of teachers is a strong factor that enhances teachers’ knowledge and learning. A number of studies have reflected that the said factor is imperative to a positive change of every individual that seeks development professionally.
I have been a teacher for fifteen years, worked in two different school districts, and I have attended many professional development classes. I have had both positive and negative experiences from professional development.
Professional development, in its most simple definition, is learning opportunities. Under professional development, individuals are open to a wide array of these opportunities in order to gain knowledge and improve. The learning opportunities that make up professional development take up many forms. Conferences that aim to teach new skills and methods, formal pieces of academic material, training methods provided by an external or internal organizations are all learning opportunities through which professional development is attained. Professional development is a continuous process, that requires adapting to new techniques and approaches to improve a person’s technical capabilities.