Hopefully, you will be looking at this before our PD day on Monday. Our district offers two full days of on-site professional development that is high quality. I believe that it is high quality because it is relevant to what is happening in our district and in our classrooms. You have the opportunity to make it what it is for you.
Google apps for education is not going away. All of our PD will be spent with items connected to Google. Please take advantage of the day. It is not a day to get caught up on grading or other non-essential tasks. The great thing is that YOU get to pick the sessions you want to go to. It is not one-size-fits all.
Here is a quick article about teacher PD from Edutopia.
Questions to think about:
1. If you were to talk to some younger teachers about professional development, what would you tell them? What have you found the most beneficial?
2. Most all of you go to doctors. Doctors are required to attend continuing education and rightfully so...they have our lives in their hands. You get to help mold our youth, I think we should think about teachers attending PD much like doctors needing to attending. You should know what the newest research, teaching methods, etc.. are.
3. Be willing to give feedback on your PD experiences. Our PD will be followed up with a feedback form. Tell us what you would like to see next or what worked for you.
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