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District Wide Professional Development Plan

Key Characteristics

  • presented to the entire district staff
  • used for introducing entire faculty to an innovation
  • takes place over the course of multiple days
  • everyone receives standardized instruction
(Fogarty & Pete, 2017)

Site-Based Professional Development

Key Characteristics

  • training done for the staff at each school site
  • still operates under the long term professional development plan of the school district
  • addresses the vision/goals of the district as well as the vision/goals of the school site
(Fogarty & Pete, 2017)

Communities of Learners

Key Characteristics

  • composed of small, collaborative teams
  • learning is customized and geared towards the needs of the participants in their respective work site
  • team members collaborate to address concerns encountered in the workplace and find professional development to meet individual needs
(Fogarty & Pete, 2017)

Remote PD via Online Video Broadcast

Key Characteristics

  • reflects the impact of technology
  • live, virtual presentation to an audience as if the presenter was in the same room
  • participants still provided with opportunities to interact with the presenter
  • on site facilitators present to help answer questions and provide clarification
(Fogarty & Pete, 2017)

Institute Day

Key Characteristics

  • single day presentation
  • used to introduce an innovation
  • presents a single topic or can be a collection of various topics selected by participants
(Fogarty & Pete, 2017)

professional Development Models

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Activities

Appropriate activities:

  • teambuilding
  • storytelling

Appropriate activities:

  • Collaborative, small group learning
  • Discussions and think-pair-share
  • Opportunities for role-playing/practicing techniques

Advantages:

  • Focuses on the goals of the specific site
  • Content presented is centered around the specific needs of staff and student population.
  • Often considers stakeholder input
Site-based professional development is effective because it is more responsive to the needs of the staff at each school site (Fogarty & Pete, 2017).

Disadvantage:

  • Requires more funding
  • Lack of budget may prevent these type of professional developments from occuring.

Appropriate activities:

  • Goal setting activities and planning
  • Collaboration amongst small groups/teaching teams

Advantages:

  • Self-directed and autonomous learning
  • Focuses on actual concerns and problem-solving
This model is effective by allowing learning to be customized to address each group's specific situation (Fogarty & Pete, 2017).

Disadvantages:

  • Process is time-consuming
  • Lack of available time during the school year

Appropriate activities:

  • Digital collaborations (Kahoot!, Mentimeter, etc.)

Appropriate activities:

  • Professional learning communities (PLCs)
  • examining assessment data
  • book studies
  • debriefings
  • colleague observations

Advantages:

  • Participants can join remotely; convenience in scheduling
  • All members can participate in discussions via online platform which may be difficult in in-person, large group trainings
This model is effective because it increases accessibility by allowing for multiple presenters while also incorporating/promoting technology skills (Orechwa, n.d.).

Disadvantages:

  • Lack of more individualized/personal interactions between participants and the presenter(s).
  • Potential technology issues may occur
(Orechwa, n.d.)

Advantages:

  • Useful for introducing everyone to an initiative.
  • Following introduction, interested participants can go on to take part in further professional development.
  • Can offer participant choice for a collection of content.
Institute days is an effective method for creating awareness and introducing a particular initiative (Fogarty & Pete, 2017).

Disadvantages:

  • Lacks followup
  • Information presented is sometimes never discussed again

Advantages:

  • Involved all faculty/district-wide
  • Instruction is standardized so that everyone receives the same information
  • Spans multiple days to allow enough time for elaboration and feedback
This model is an effective way to introduce an initiative that aligns with district goals/vision (Fogarty & Pete, 2017).

Disadvantages:

  • While it spans multiple days, it is still not enough time for full implementation of learning (Fogarty & Pete, 2017).
  • Lacks implementation, time for practice, and opportunities for coaching and mentorship.