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Professional Development Leads Race to the Top Great Teachers and Leaders May 2011
NC Race to the Top Priorities • Standards and Assessments • Systems to Support Instruction • Turning around low-performing Schools • Great Teachers and Leaders
Professional Development Leads Support RttT Professional Development Initiative (Section D5 of NC’s Plan) • NC Evaluation System • Common Core & Essential Standards • Data Literacy • Capacity team building for sustainability
Professional Development Leads • Support the development of a cadre of professional development leaders in each district • Starts with Summer Institute • Call for Change – Module • Prepare district leaders to sustain professional development efforts in the years ahead
Professional Development Leads • Facilitate and support blended approaches to professional development • Support professional learning communities • Assist LEA leadership teams in designing and implementing need-based professional development
Our Initial Charge Build Relationships Prepare for Summer Institute COLT Training
Building Relationships • Visiting Districts • Sharing our Purpose • Reviewing DSWs • Determining Strengths and Needs
Summer Institute Preparation • Site Prep • Session Preparation • Collaboration with Curriculum and Instruction on Sessions • Facilitator’s Guide • Module Development
COLT Training • Training to develop online modules and Moodle courses
Next Steps District Professional Development Support Building Capacity
District PD Support • Face-to-Face • Blended • Online • Implementation of Common Core/ Essential Standards • Development of PD Leadership Team • NCEES • 21st Century Skills • Data Literacy
Looking Ahead • Our future work is to build capacity for all districts as they implement their plans to address RttT initiatives.
Contact Information Professional Development Leads Region 7 • Heather Mullins hmullins@dpi.state.nc.us 828.244.8759 • Kimberly Simmons ksimmons@dpi.state.nc.us 828.406.9237