CONCEPT MAP BOXES

Professional Development Models

Districtwide Professional Development Plan

INDIVIDUAlized Professional Development plans

Communities of LEARNERS

Remote Professional Development

Site-Based Professional Development

Key charcteristics

Key charcteristics

Key charcteristics

Key charcteristics

Advantages:

Key charcteristics

Advantages:

Advantages:

Advantages:

Advantages:

This model promotes cohesiven ess amongst all schools since it is at the district level. There are specific targets and goals in mind as a district.

SAllows teachers and staff to connect and receive training from different locations. This minimizes travel time and teachers can enter and leave these trainings at their discretion. It allows teachers to be more independent and self-directed.

This model allows for collaborative groupings and is effective for subject-centered goals. The cooperation involved allows for teams to become self-directed and more efficient.

This model allows for the teachers needs to be met. Goals are centered on the school site. It can be the most impactful and effective model to meet those schoolwide goals

This is the most customizable type of model. Teachers can look for opportunities that best fit their needs. Essentially, it gives teachers choices in their learning path

• Invloves multiples days
• Known as "spray paint method"
• The most natural way to introduce new topics
• The entire district is exposed to the same type of learning.

• Training is done all online
• All participation and interaction with the instructor and learners is done virtually
• This type of PD is up to the learner discretion
• It should be focused on the needs of the teachers to promote high engagement and participation

• Supreme for present day professional development
• Collaborative grouping like grade-level. subject, data teams and the different department levels
• Small groups help facilitate data discussions

• Becoming the norm for most schools due to recertification reasons
• Staff members are given hours to complete this type of PD to meet state requirements
• Can be tailored to meet the needs of the individual

• Occurs at the building level
• Most responsive way to meet schoolwide goals
• Innovations according to demographics and needs

Disadvantages

Disadvantages

Disadvantages

It requires proficient experience with technology. It also needs to be relevant and strategies that are presented should be ready to implement into the classroom. The presenter needs to be highly engaging.

It involves multiple days for implementation. This model also requires high involvement from all stekeholders across the district. It also requires strategic planning.

Disadvantages

Strategic grouping is required for optimal outcomes. The group members need to have a common goal to work toward, and all members need to be gighly motivated and involved.

Since this is site-based, funding becomes an issue. Schools within the district tend to need to combin e for their to be enough funding. This model also require involvment from the school sites leadership and administration

Disadvantages

Effectiveness and Example:

Effectiveness and Example:

Teachers need self-motivation and want to seek new learning opportunities. This model also often has to occur on the learner's own time.

Effectiveness and Example:

Effectiveness and Example:

This model is effective as schoolsites can from strategic groups to meet certain goals or objectives. Teachrs become very self-directed when they engage in this type of model. An example would be when grade-levels are asked to unwrap a literacy standard and devise a plan to meet that standard. CFA's and teaching tools will be determinedin this examples

Effectiveness and Example:

This model allows for more targeted training that will meet the needs of the teachers. It is considered to be one of the most responsive models because it is tailored to what the schoolsite needs and its demographics. An example would be introducing a teachhing strategy like Project GLAD.

This model allows teachers to work at their pace, but there are expectations to be met. These expectations or requiresments is what allows this to be an effective model for some of the anannual required trainings. An example would be OSHA training, Keenan for Safe Schoola training and CIPA Compliance .

This model is effective because irit allows teachers to receive the same type of learning. Yet, in-depth tarining is not provided so teachers may be left with many questions. An example would be introducing a new curriculum for math or literacy.

This model allows for teachers and staff to receive training from and through different locations.Thus is expands their opportunities . Administration can sign teachers up to specific trainings that are directed toward their goals. An example would be using Zoom for staff meetings, specific traing programs that the school is using, like iReady.