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Help! I Am Responsible for the Professional Development Sessions for My Staff. Patrice Brown Betty Mull Jackie Tarbert Harford County Public Schools. PRIME the MIND. Use the stickers to respond to prompts on the wall Respond to the prompt in the Session Packet. WHO is IN the ROOM?.
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Help! I Am Responsible for the Professional Development Sessions for My Staff Patrice Brown Betty Mull Jackie Tarbert Harford County Public Schools
PRIME the MIND • Use the stickers to respond to prompts on the wall • Respond to the prompt in the Session Packet
Help! I Am Responsible for the Professional Development Sessions for My Staff
Desired Outcomes Primary Objectives • Review the components of quality and effective professional development • Explore strategies that engage adult learners Secondary Objectives • Provide resources (during session and online) • Discuss current practices
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“…not all forms of professional development are equally effective.” Thomas Guskey, 2002
Effective PD • Increases student achievement • Improves professional skill, responsibility, and practice • Provides time for reflection and collaboration
“I wonder how many children’s lives might be saved if we educator’s disclosed what we know with each other.” Roland Barth
What is Job-Embedded PD? Read Underline a powerful sentence Circle a powerful word that is the essence of the definition
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Tools that Foster Independence • Self-Selected Options • Data Dialogues • Distance Learning • E-Learning • Team Action Plans • Department PLCs • Observations • Evaluations • Portfolios • Professional Development Plans • Professional Learning Communities
Formats for Job-embedded Professional Development • Theory • Demonstration • Practice • Feedback Use Reuse Recycle • Coaching
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Make a Connection • Create a simile or metaphor • Create a non-linguistic representation • Write an explanation PRIME the MIND