Professional Development 2017

Introduction

Subject Matter

Personalized Professional Development Goals

Grade Levels

PK-8

Learners will design personalized professional development goals for the upcoming year.

Essential Question: How can the information found in the professional development research be implemented into classroom instruction this year?

Exploration #1

Here is a compilation of the "best of the best" sites for educators. Click on the following link and explore one of them that interests you.

Exploration #2

Check out Twitter for professional development. There are even lots of ways that you can use it in the classroom if you want to give it a try.

Exploration #3

Listen to a podcast How to Prevent Bullying in the Classroom. Scroll down to the podcast and click on the arrow to play.

Exploration #4

Choose a topic that interests you for a free webinar from SDE. Use the following link:

Exploration #5

Subscribe to a blog that interests you.

Exploration #6

if you've never checked out Pinterest, you should.

Assessment: In what ways did the use of the Internet promote active professional development for teachers?

Teachers are required to complete a graphic organizer for each exploration.

Professional development goals will be added to each teacher's personnel file with periodic monitoring.

In conclusion, this assignment fulfills standard requirements asking teachers to create personalized professional development goals.

Credit goes to Dr. Sterba because without his surgical skill, I would have been able to stand and deliver hours of inservice training. :)