Those include introducing and reviewing software, Internet resources, and other appropriate materials, and making the information available to staff; coordinating computer usage in projects and activities within, across, and between curricula and schools; working with classroom teachers, individually and in grade level teams, to plan, organize and implement the use of technology through such activities as demonstration lessons, team teaching, and joint planning; providing both building - based and district - wide staff development at faculty meetings,
district professional development days, and after - school and summer workshops; and keeping abreast of current technologies by attending conferences and workshops on a regular basis.
Not exact matches
Thursday was the technology
professional development day at the
District, and although I thought the
day was excellently planned and carried out, and I was impressed with all the presenters, when I left, I felt battered and pessimistic.
The two -
day programme, on the theme: «Achieving the Health Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) through Effective Stakeholder Engagement,» was attended by health
professionals and students, metropolitan municipal and
district chief executives (MMDCEs) and the media.
In Cohort 1, the
district contracted with an outside vendor to provide eight full
professional development days related to software applications, the SAMR framework and challenge - based learning.
Over the course of the meeting on this fall
day, the 18 - member
professional -
development committee for the Lexington school system will cover a wide swath of topics about the ongoing training — everything from practical concerns about teacher enrollment in a
district - sponsored course to philosophical ones about how to improve teachers» ability...
The school is committed, therefore, to creating in - depth and ongoing
professional development for VOISE educators, starting with three weeks in the summer, two preparation periods per teacher per
day, and a whole - group
professional -
development session each week, in addition to periodic staff -
development days the school
district sets aside.
After the «
professional development day» is over, how does a school or school
district go about the process of moving teachers continuously in the direction of doing formative assessment digitally and creating a culture that accepts and consistently implements this approach?
How about this: school
districts use
professional development days to allow educators to come together and share their best practices.
Faced with mandatory federal and state holidays, contracted teacher
professional development days, and the need to plan for weather - related cancellations, Maryland school
districts will struggle to fit in the obligatory number of
days without dramatically shortening winter and spring breaks.
«If the parents were interested, the
district provided a 12 - hour
professional development training that included instruction in classroom management, lesson delivery, and other information that might help make a
day in the classroom run smoothly.
Elmore's efforts to change this began during his work in a New York City school
district, where
professional development for principals included spending time every
day inside classrooms to re-familiarize themselves with the teaching environment.
Through local collective bargaining agreements, teachers have a say in
district salary schedules, the number and type of sick and personal leave, the length and timing of the school
day and year, the number of students per classroom, the amount and type of support services offered to students, and the
professional development provided for teachers.
• Considering site - based (in -
district) support instead of offsite training that would require you to hire classroom substitutes or use
professional development days
Because union contracts often allow
district teachers to take more than ten
days of sick or personal leave — on top of school holidays, summer vacation, and
professional -
development days.
For purposes of this reporting requirement, regularly employed certificate holders shall mean certificate holders who are employed by the school
district or BOCES in a position requiring teaching certification for 90
days or more in the July 1st through June 30th
professional development year, prescribed in Subpart 80 - 6 of this Title.
We have had iPads in our basic skills program for 2 years, after one
day with Monica Burns teachers were sending me artifacts, pictures and videos of student work the very next
day - I've never seen staff so inspired by a
professional development session, I can't wait to bring her back to the
district!
During the sequester
days of 2013, 59 percent of the
districts reduced their
professional development budgets.
Uncommon Schools, which operates numerous schools in the city, hosts
district - charter collaborative
professional development days.
When this concept was mandated, it eliminated the practice of allowing school
districts to take six half -
days per school year strictly for
professional development purposes.
The national charter network Uncommon Schools held a
day - long
professional development session for 200
district school teachers in Brooklyn on Tuesday, the second of four yearly training sessions in New York City.
Aligned with McREL's renowned Classroom Instruction That Works strategies and framework, this 1 -
day workshop is an intensive learning and planning session for classroom teachers, instructional coaches, teacher mentors, principals and assistant principals, and
district / county
professional development leaders.
Beyond the one -
day workshops, ASCD
Professional Learning Services has a variety of online, on - site, and blended professional development offerings that can be customized and aligned with individual state, district, or s
Professional Learning Services has a variety of online, on - site, and blended
professional development offerings that can be customized and aligned with individual state, district, or s
professional development offerings that can be customized and aligned with individual state,
district, or school needs.
The visit will focus on the
district's commitment to Personalized Learning Plans, the staffing and
professional development to support them, and how technology helps to prepare every student, every
day and in every class for a world yet to be imagined.
Last month, I attended an all -
day professional development session where 60 Newark
district teachers who'll be leading the summer intervention were trained in Uncommon's «Great Habits, Great Readers» program.
To arrive at the new figures, Abrams pored over teachers» contracts and bell schedules for a sampling of
districts where the amount of instructional time is close to the national average — and accounted for
days lost to standardized testing,
professional development, and other reasons.
We worked with Youngstown State University to design and deliver two
days of
professional development for aspiring and sitting principals in the Youngstown City School
District in June 2016.
To increase the effectiveness of job - embedded
professional learning led at the
district level,
district facilitators attended a four -
day Communities of Practice training focused on providing the
professional development providers with what the research states about effective PD as well as protocols and structures to optimize adult learning in the
professional development they are providing.
This fall,
professional development days focussed on digital literacy; a number of teachers throughout the
district have become comfortable with creating similar class spaces for their home reading programs.
After multiple
professional development days spent working with the data, Iredell - Statesville eventually used the data to help convince county commissioners to invest additional money in enhancing facilities and resources across the
district.
Just instituting extended hours in and of itself will not lead to the benefits full -
day kindergarten offers — teachers must be trained in and be able to use methods that evoke the most developmental benefits and «school
district administrators can play important leadership roles in building comprehensive
professional development systems that support PreK - 3rd teachers and their efforts to create effective learning environments.»
Taking Steps Toward PK - 3 Success offers National Education Association (NEA) affiliates specific advice on state and
district policies addressing class size, supporting full -
day Prekindergarten and Kindergarten programs, promoting high quality teachers, targeting
professional development to improve PreK - 3rd practice, clarifying the role of para-educators (especially in support of bilingual and bicultural children), and providing for adequate planning time for teachers within grades and between grades to develop integrated and coherent programs and practices throughout the age span (alignment).
Connect with
districts across the country, leaders in transdisciplinary pedagogy and innovators working with computational thinking each and every
day to solve problems in this one - of - a-kind
professional development series.
New Jersey's 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs are expected to build relationships with school
day staff through joint
professional development opportunities between school -
day /
district and center staff.
With school and
district budgets tightening, teachers have told us they aren't being allowed to pick their own
professional development days, schools won't pay for it and sometimes, they don't even have the budget for a sub if you pay for your own workshop.
Generally individual
districts plan their own
professional development and identify specific
days throughout the year for the training.
The
district created an Early Success Performance Plan for the pre-K-3 grades that included aligned reading, writing, and math curriculum; ongoing
district - designed diagnostic and formative assessments at each age / grade level; extensive
professional development for teachers; a prioritized focus on full -
day kindergarten and smaller class size for the
district's most at - risk students; and both summer advancement and after - school programs for struggling elementary students.