Professional Development Using “Practice Perfect”

1. Professional DevelopmentUsing“Practice Perfect” Joe Baldwin

2. Rethinking Practice • Practice Makes Perfect? • Preparation • Repetition leads to creativity. • Have an objective. • Practice what you already do well. • Drills vs. Scrimmage • Feedback

3. How to Practice • Isolate the skill • Name it • Integrate the skills • Make a plan • Make each minute matter

4. Using Modeling • Model and Describe • Call your shots • Make models believable • Walk this way • Model the Path

5. Feedback • Practice Using Feedback-Not just getting it • Apply First, Then Reflect • Shorten the Feedback Loop • Use the Power of Positive • Limit Yourself • Make it an Everyday Thing • Describe the Solution (Not the Problem)

6. A Culture of Practice • Professional development should be focused on teachers getting “better”. • Collaborative practice and feedback needs to happen among teachers. • Teachers need to have the desire to get better, and be willing to accept feedback to put into action. • Principals need to hire for practice.

7. Post-Practice: Making New Skills Stick • Look for the Right Things • Coach During the Game • Keep Talking • Walk the Line • Measure Success

8. References • “Practice Perfect” by Doug Lemov, author of “Teach Like a Champion”.