Discuss ways to
embed ongoing professional learning — not just professional development — into your school's culture.
Not exact matches
UFT Teacher Centers, he said, provide «
ongoing, job -
embedded professional learning» that educators need.
In each case, the authors note the goal is not merely «orientation» to new curriculum materials but «a vision of fully integrating chosen curriculum into
ongoing, job -
embedded professional learning.»
provide staff
ongoing, high - quality, job -
embedded professional development that is aligned with the school's comprehensive instructional program and designed with school staff to ensure that they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and
learning and have the capacity to successfully implement school reform strategies;
provide staff
ongoing, high - quality job -
embedded professional development (e.g., regarding subject - specific pedagogy, instruction that reflects a deeper understanding of the community served by the school or differentiated instruction) that is aligned with the school's comprehensive instructional program and designed with school staff to ensure they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and
learning and have the capacity to successfully implement school reform strategies;
DuFour and Marzano School improvement means people improvement A commitment to building a collective capacity requires environments in which
professional learning of educators is: •
Ongoing and sustained • Job -
embedded • Aligned with school / district goals • Improved results • Collective / Collaborative endeavor
To enact these policies effectively, educators need protection from contradictory and overwhelming demands, training in viable alternatives to existing punitive discipline responses — including access to viable job -
embedded professional learning communities — and sufficient and
ongoing support for implementing new and better practices.
These goals serve as the primary tenants for advancing the high school renewal work to: 1) establish system coherence by aligning central office and site programs, and accelerating student
learning by leveraging and expanding knowledge and skills among staff, parents, and community members; 2) improve the quality of instructional leadership by providing
ongoing professional development for school leaders; 3) improve the quality of teaching throughout the district through
embedded professional development; 4) increase student engagement in the
learning process by personalizing
learning environments to build on student interests; 5) increase community involvement in schools by giving principals ownership of the change process, expanding student voice, and bringing parents and students into the school renewal process.
«The legislation is designed to move schools away from one - time teacher workshops that have little effect on classroom practice to
ongoing, job -
embedded professional development that results in student
learning gains,» said Carter.
As a
professional development specialist and leader in Miami - Dade County in Florida, she has provided
ongoing, on - site support to high - needs schools as part of a job -
embedded professional learning model.
Ongoing, Job -
embedded Professional Development: Creating a school - and district - wide
learning culture through
learning communities focused on the instructional core of the school — i.e., What goes on in the classroom.
These resources not only highlight the importance of
ongoing, collaborative,
embedded professional learning in transforming teaching, but also provide practical guidance on developing
professional learning routines that support continuous improvement — from the Ounce of Prevention Fund
Teachers agree that this approach is preferred and have said they want
professional learning that is
ongoing and
embedded in practice.
For this to occur, teachers must receive
ongoing, job -
embedded professional learning and coaching.
The theory of teacher development articulated above demands a shift in the structure of
professional learning in schools toward
professional learning for teachers that is: 1) aligned to the behaviors, skills, and knowledge that define effective teaching, 2) individualized to the learner (s), taking different forms depending on the experience, skills, and needs of the specific teacher (s), and 3)
embedded in the context of teaching:
ongoing and collaborative.
We believe that effective
professional learning is
ongoing and sustained, not infrequent and transitory; is job -
embedded rather than external; occurs in the classroom and school context; focuses on results rather than perceptions; and is systematically aligned with school and district goals (DuFour, DuFour & Eaker, 2008; Lutrick, 2012).
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professional learning and coaching makes all your initiatives
ongoing, classroom focused, collaborative, and job -
embedded, all of the factors that lead to success.
The courses, Leading
Professional Learning: Building Capacity Through Teacher Leaders and Formative Assessment: Deepening Understanding, offer strategies for building capacity with ongoing, high - quality, job - embedded professional learning and put student learning d
Professional Learning: Building Capacity Through Teacher Leaders and Formative Assessment: Deepening Understanding, offer strategies for building capacity with ongoing, high - quality, job - embedded professional learning and put student learning data
Learning: Building Capacity Through Teacher Leaders and Formative Assessment: Deepening Understanding, offer strategies for building capacity with
ongoing, high - quality, job -
embedded professional learning and put student learning d
professional learning and put student learning data
learning and put student
learning data
learning data to work.
In short, it became clear that neither longevity nor experience translated directly into the technical expertise necessary to bring about meaningful instructional change; rather, narrowly focused,
ongoing, and job -
embedded professional learning experiences for principal were necessary to bring about measureable improvements in classroom practice.
Moreover: a
professional life that recognizes their need — and their right — to
learn, themselves, in
ongoing, job -
embedded ways that reflect the nature of the
learning they are enabling among their students.
Providing staff
ongoing, high - quality, job -
embedded professional development such as coaching and mentoring to ensure they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and
learning.