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What Factors Impact the Professional Development Teachers Engage In and Ultimately Find Valuable

What Factors Impact the Professional Development Teachers Engage In and Ultimately Find Valuable. By Melissa Maxson. Background. I provide support, resources and professional development to teachers Teachers are from Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa, and Oceana counties in West Michigan

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What Factors Impact the Professional Development Teachers Engage In and Ultimately Find Valuable

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  1. What Factors Impact the Professional Development Teachers Engage In and Ultimately Find Valuable By Melissa Maxson

  2. Background • I provide support, resources and professional development to teachers • Teachers are from Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa, and Oceana counties in West Michigan • Schools are very diverse • Interested in providing pd experiences that meet teacher needs

  3. Research Process • I am curious as to what teachers really want, what they value from a professional development event and what they end up using in the classroom from their experiences • Utilize results to influence the professional development that I plan, how it is shared with the teachers, and hopefully increase its impact.

  4. Literary Review • Most successful professional development (pd) requires teachers to attend from the same school or district • Provide collaborative/group learning • Pd needs to involve active learning • Needs to be sustained for greater impact • Focused on content and on how students learn

  5. Bibliography • Garet, M.S., Porter, A.C., Desimone, L., Birman, B.F. & Yoon K.S. What makes professional development effective? Results from a national sample of teachers. American Educational Research Journal, Vol. 38, No. 4. (Winter, 2001). pp. 915-945. • Guskey, T.R. Professional Development That Works: What Makes professional Development Effective? Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 84 (2003) • Hendricks, M., Luyten, Hans., Scheerens, J., Sleegers, P., Steen, R. (2010). Teachers’ Professional Development. Retrieved from http://europa.edu • Liesure, Beth. (2007). Evaluation of New Hampshire Education & Environment Team Summer Institute 2003-2006. Retrieved from • Sparks, Dennis. (2002). Designing Powerful Professional Development for Teachers and Principals. Retrieved from http://www.nsdc.org/sparksbook.html • Penuel, W.R., Fisherman, B.J., Yamaguchi, R., Gallagher, L.P. What Makes Professional Development Effective? Strategies That Foster Curriculum Implementation. American Educational Research Journal, Vol. 44, No. 4. (December 2007). pp 921-958.

  6. Problem Statement • What impacts a teacher’s decision in the professional development they choose to take. AND • What aspects of that professional development are most valued & least valued?

  7. Data Instruments • MSTA Survey; 25 participants • SurveyMonkey; 15 participants • Focus Group; 6 participants

  8. Example Questions Utilized • What criteria do you look at when deciding what professional development to take? • What percentage of professional development knowledge and skills do you take back and use with your students? • Why? What are the deciding factors in whether you use or don’t use the knowledge/skills/topics/curriculum/etc. with your students? • What style of professional development is most beneficial to you?

  9. Surprising Results Number of Responses Percentage

  10. Highlights of Focus Group PD needs to be… • something I can use today in the classroom • Content and grade specific • Free • Provide conversations with colleagues • Ready-to-use • Provide materials • Hands-on • Attended by several people in same building • Held later in school year, no summers

  11. Surprising Results The biggest barrier preventing teachers from taking professional development… • Too expensive • Family responsibilities • Lack of administrative support • Conflicts with schedule • No suitable pd opportunities

  12. Highlights of MSTA Survey • Needs to be low cost • Provide practical information • Something useful to take back to the classroom – immediately! • Discussions • School wide • Hands-on • Convenient

  13. Highlights of SurveyMonkey PD needs to be… • Content relevant • Connected to curriculum/standards • Useable in a classroom – today! • Provide new ideas • Low-cost • Wants it to address helping students learn or increase student interest • Face-to-face, 1-day or multi-day • Hands-on • Provide peer interaction

  14. Overall… • Teachers seem to be wanting the same things from professional development – free pd, collaboration, hands-on, ready to use, standards based, and content specific. • There are a few differences among schools because of support fromadministration and school structure

  15. Action Plan • Reduce the amount of content at summer institute • Provide more opportunities to reflect on how content can be incorporated into their classroom • Provide more collegial dialogue • Require or recommend teachers attending with colleagues from their school • Keep follow-up workshops during the school year • Future research – student impact

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