Professional Learning and Growth Leadership: Professional Dev Programs

Question 1

Definition and characteristics of Professional Development (PD): PD is designed to help teachers improve their subject matter and pedagogical knowledge, instructional and classroom management skills, as well as to make a positive impact on their attitudes and everyday practices. The ultimate goal of PD is to……….

Answer 1

enable the teacher to better serve the students.

Question 2

Effective pre-service and onsite PD should integrate _______ and focus on the skills most ________ to each teacher’s specific job. It should focus on achieving _________ results and on allowing for _________ (teachers need time to process and collaborate about what they learned).

Answer 2

standards/applicable

quantifiable/ collaboration

Question 3

5 Models of Professional Development according to NCEREL:

Answer 3

1. Individually Guided Development (teachers design their own learning e.g. choose their own trainings to attend),
2. Observation and Assessment (not formal evaluation, but having someone else observe and provide feedback), 3. Involvement in Development or Improvement Process (systemic process such as when school is on improvement plan),
3. Training (expert comes in and sets own goals and objectives),
4. Inquiry (teacher led question and do their own research and implement in own classroom).

Question 4

Components of a good PD program: (3)

Answer 4

Lecture, demonstration, and practice.

Question 5

We attend PD to obtain: _________ _______(get info), _______ ________(how to use something), and __________ __________ (how does it actually look in the classroom).

Answer 5

Knowledge mastery/ skill acquisition/ classroom application

Question 6

Transferring New Skills into Practice (research shows): _____% of learners will transfer new skill as result of lecture and demonstration, ____% as result of lecture and demonstration and practice, ____% as a result of lecture and demonstration and practice and feedback, 90% as a result of ______ and _______ and _______ and ______ and _________.

Answer 6

10%/ 20%/ 25%

lecture and demonstration and practice and feedback and coaching (someone who gives advice, checking in)