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Professional Development SDI’s . CHECKLIST coherent cross-curricular PLC longitudinal. Anne Rose December 8, 2012 ADMPS. Strengths. p rofessional staff committee, works with superintendent to design programming w orks together with USCEA
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Professional Development SDI’s CHECKLIST coherent cross-curricular PLC longitudinal Anne Rose December 8, 2012 ADMPS
Strengths • professional staff committee, works with superintendent to design programming • works together with USCEA • each member of Act 48 work team included • grass-roots effort/input • meets state mandates
coherency – no logical sequence • collaboration between content areas • segregated by department • evaluation/assessment of PD • by participants for superintendent/committee • modeled, active workshops which can be translated into the classroom Needs While the design of the Professional Development plan meets the requirements of the state mandated requirements it lacks…
Recommendations • Develop a form of assessment/evaluation • […] those responsible for planning and implementing professional development must learn how to critically assess and evaluate the effectiveness of what they do.” (Guskey & Yoon, 2009). • New professional development plan, small scale, pilot first • Research-based activities • Contact/work with National Staff Development Council • Design a program that is longitudinal across time • Similar to induction programs • Conducive to research data collection
References • Guskey, T.R. & Yoon K. S. (2009).What Works in Professional Development? Phi Delta Kappan, 90(7), 495-500. • National Staff Development Council. (2012) Retrieved from http://www.learningforward.org/home