Although we are all familiar with evaluation surveys at the end
of professional learning sessions, deeper examination, which looks at sustained learning outcomes for educators and benefits for children, is needed.
ISDs offer literally thousands
of professional learning sessions each year to educators, keeping them up on the latest research and teaching methods.
Through a series
of professional learning sessions, administrators were exposed to the expectations of the system and then the newly designed Deliberate Practice Plan (DPP).
By hosting one
of our professional learning sessions you will receive a proportionate number of complimentary registrations.
Indeed, when I visited one
of their professional learning sessions and talked with new staff at the start of the school year, I was thrilled to hear many of them say that one reason they had applied was because I had communicated to them how important the program was to me and others in the system.
MM: We had more than half of our elementary staff volunteer their personal time and come to work 60 minutes early for eleven weeks to attend our first round
of professional learning sessions.
The question hung heavy in the air
of the professional learning session, but no one responded to the teacher who asked it.
Not exact matches
The SMA has a lot
of helpful resources for treating
professionals, including handouts and information that you can find in our online library (http://www.selectivemutism.org/online-library/), reading lists for SM and child anxiety in our bookstore (http://www.selectivemutism.org/
learn/shop/), as well other opportunities to
learn from
professionals who treat SM through our Expert Chat
sessions (http://www.selectivemutism.org/
learn/expert-chat/).
The programme is delivered via a series
of weekly group
sessions, facilitated by two health
professionals who have experience
of cognitive behavioural approaches and
of working with people with MS.. The
sessions are highly structured and incorporate a combination
of learning techniques, including presentations, group discussions, flipchart exercises and tasks to do at home.
Given the international reach
of science, this new
session will help immunologists
learn about opportunities to gain
professional experience beyond the U.S..
This year, the first year
of adopting the new model, all teachers have attended
professional learning sessions with Michael Francis, one
of the co-authors
of Griffin's book.
Attend
professional development presented by your coach - you can often find ways to collaborate further about the content
of the
session and to personalize the
learning within the setting
of your own classroom.
I invited other educators to join, and now we have a collaboratively updated list
of EDuStreams — educational
professional learning happening online via uStream
sessions.
We have dedicated two two - hour
sessions per term and two
of our four full day
professional learning days (student free days).
Members
of staff may partake in
professional development
sessions to
learn how to use the technology, but they do not necessarily have the opportunity to
learn how to teach specific subjects using technology.
«Teachers explained how cost, their inability to leave classes, the lack
of availability
of these
sessions in their local area, or having to juggle family commitments to attain the 60 hours
of professional learning were difficult.
All staff were involved in directing the
learning throughout our TPL program and we used a range
of data pre and during the TPL to design each
professional learning session and set «in - between'tasks, which we used as discussion starters in following
sessions.
These supports include additional funding
of $ 20,000 per school (up to a maximum
of $ 170,000 per district) for superintendent and principal mentoring and monitoring; $ 15,000 for teacher release time for job - embedded
professional learning; 2 provincial
professional learning sessions for principal and teacher teams from all schools involved; and Ministry developed documents, resources and facilitation, including tracking templates for the collection and analysis
of quantitative and qualitative data.
Many
of you, like this primary principal, are using articles as conversation starters with colleagues in the staffroom: «The articles have formed part
of our staff meeting
professional learning sessions.
SLRC translation endeavours have included teacher
professional learning sessions, conference presentations, research papers, and the development
of undergraduate and postgraduate course work.
These networking
sessions are a chance for the students to
learn more about a variety
of job roles and the opportunities for careers open to them by speaking directly to
professionals from the construction industry.
The eMINTS
professional - development program consists
of as many as 200 hours
of learning time, spread over a two - year period, including in - classroom coaching and follow - up training
sessions.
This recording
of an OK2Ask online
professional learning session from May 2018, opens in Adobe Connect.
Most
of the grumblings or complains
of teachers about
professional learning is not solely about how the workshops
sessions or training were run themselves.
There is a real «buzz» here with teachers talking about possibilities for flipping content, lessons and classes.The conversation around pedagogy and student engagement was really important and we are so excited about all
of the tools that you showed us as we were able to implement them in our classes straight away.We have even flipped our
professional learning sessions for staff!
This recording
of an OK2Ask online
professional learning session from November 2017, opens in Adobe Connect.
In a previous post I described the first
of three project - based
learning (PBL)
professional development
sessions I facilitated for our Innovate Salisbury team, a team
of 15 teachers engaging with building leaders, district leaders, and other experts / thought leaders to help shape the vision for teaching and
learning in our classrooms.
This online education conference will include a variety
of sessions on the following leadership topics: Vision, Teaching and
Learning,
Professional Learning, Data - driven Reform, and Ethical and Responsible Use
of Technology.
Having the responsibility
of being part
of a
professional development team, I can advocate for asking teachers what they want to
learn and then surveying them after a
professional development
session.
In Episode 8, we share our success with the development
of Lunch and
Learn professional development
sessions for administrators.
This recording
of an OK2Ask online
professional learning session from October 2017, opens in Adobe Connect.
This recording
of an OK2Ask online
professional learning session from February 2018, opens in Adobe Connect.
This recording
of an OK2Ask online
professional learning session from April 2018, opens in Adobe Connect.
The book shares its name with an exercise Elmore uses to conclude courses and teacher
professional development
sessions, in which participants are asked to reflect on what they
learned and how their thinking changed over a certain period
of time.
The associations representing Massachusetts Superintendents (MASS) and Secondary School Administrators (MSSAA) each made social - emotional
learning a major focus
of their
professional development
sessions this summer.
During Literacy - in - CTE
professional development
sessions, CTE teachers
learn to integrate effective models
of reading interventions in the context
of their CTE courses.
Contact us to
learn about the content
of our
professional development
sessions and our services.
As partners in the
professional development (PD)
sessions, the math teachers
learned new, authentic applications
of mathematics.
Amy has over 15 years
of experience in education and is currently serving as is a certified
professional developer in the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) and has conducted multiple training
sessions in both
Learning Strategies (LS) and Content Enhancement Routines (CER).
After a day
of focused collaboration with another coach and me, both coaches could apply what they were
learning in the larger
professional development
sessions to their specific school context.
The technical assistance consisted
of five
sessions focused on developing sample evidence (look fors) for the sample performance indicators in Teacher Performance Standards for
professional knowledge, instructional delivery, and the
learning environment and in Principal Performance Standards for instructional leadership and school climate.
They volunteered to participate in the project for the following reasons: to motivate students through their interest in and enjoyment
of technology, a desire for
professional growth through
learning to integrate the iPad into lessons, and an interest in determining whether iPad integration would improve teaching and
learning during tutoring
sessions.
Participate in the 12 - month Puget Sound Personalized
Learning Design Process including: 4 in - person
professional development
sessions, scheduled school site visits, and school design and planning time with the PSESD Director
of Personalized
Learning.
In support
of this, PSCPL Cohort Schools will be invited to participate in 4 in - person
professional development
sessions, scheduled school site visits, and school design and planning time with the PSESD Director
of Personalized
Learning.
During whole group
professional learning sessions we addressed areas
of need as observed during our classroom observations.
Like many
professional development institutes, the Future
of Learning institute is a combination
of keynote lectures, breakout
sessions, and facilitated discussion groups.
Using the SURN Student Indicators
of Engagement and Effective Teacher Pedagogy observation forms, we targeted feedback to the components, techniques, and structures for student engagement, which teachers
learned about during their
professional learning sessions.
Each
professional learning plan includes a combination
of interactive face - to - face and virtual
sessions that address LDC content, CCSS demands, instructional and formative assessment practices, and support systems needed to implement new strategies.
«Each year, educators
of all types and at all levels attend the ASCD Annual Conference and Exhibit Show to participate in compelling
professional learning sessions designed for their needs,» said Judy Seltz, ASCD executive director.
Collaborative
learning runs through all aspects of the professional development: within the face to face training sessions, through Teacher Leader visits to schools, and through teachers» Learning Partner visits with eac
learning runs through all aspects
of the
professional development: within the face to face training
sessions, through Teacher Leader visits to schools, and through teachers»
Learning Partner visits with eac
Learning Partner visits with each other.