Professional Development Models

Professional development models

site-based professional development

ONLINE PRofessional development

cOMMUNITY of learners

INDIVIDUALIZED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

dISTRICT-WIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Community learners are a group who share a common goal making professional develop that is relevant to the groups area of need (Fogarty & Pete, 2017).

School sites provide PD to target specific school goals and involves all educators (Fogarty & Pete, 2017).

Online professional development occurs remotely with interactive opportunities to reach learning objective.

Individualized professional learning for professional growth and support.

The district provides opportunities for continous support to improve teacher quality (Fogarty & Pete, 2017). This provides a uniform approach maintaining consistency.

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Rationale

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Rationale

I think the most effective professional development model effective for my workplace is the Individual Professional Learning goal. At my school site, everyone holds different years of experience and has their subject areas of strength and need. For example, I am in my first year of teaching and need support to create effective and consistent small groups. I also need resources and guidance in effective writing strategies to include them in my curriculum planning. It would not be beneficial for a veteran teacher to attend professional development in those areas. Veteran teachers at my school site are not invested in some professional development offered by the district because they have been irrelevant to their interests nor applicable to them. Individual Professional Learning will allow all teachers to reflect and identify areas of need and gain skillsets relevant to their specific needs. Teachers are all lifelong learners, and it requires them to reflect on their practices to find areas of improvement. This approach will keep all teachers engaged in providing quality education through support and guidance. This approach can gain more teachers' buy-in because it is personalized and can select from PDs that can help teachers reach their professional goals. This can provide individuals with mentors and coaches to provide feedback, collaboration, and peer observation to create an action plan for improving instruction. Being an educator requires constant reflection and maintaining a growth mindset. It is crucial not to settle with our teaching approaches and seek individualized professional development that translates into the classroom.

Activities

- It can provide opportunities for collaboration to share best practices. - Teachers can be placed by grade level, skillset, or small group to provide meaningful planning and interaction (Fogarty & Pete, 2017).

Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages: This PD is specific to learning outcomes, school goals, and teacher feedback. It creates a plan for site-based goals and encourages building community (Fogarty & Pete, 2017). Disadvantages: This PD at times can lack follow-up or not translate well into the classroom. Site budget can prevent the necessary follow-up or selecting another PD needed based of need (Fogarty & Pete, 2017).

Model's Effectiveness

This model is effective for adult learners because of the relevancy to their personal need and interest to boost quality of instruction.

Activities

- Participation of break-out groups to collaborate and work on tasks together (assigning roles to complete tasks).- Group presentations- Participate in interactive components such as Pear Deck to learn strategies.

Models' Effectiveness

The model's effectiveness brings unity and promotes collaboration among teachers. It provides opportunities for teachers to share feedback and

Activities

- Opportunities for peer learning and observation from colleagues that can enhance work performance based off feedback (Hopping & Stevenson, 2014). -Collaboration on tasks that align with a small groups common goal

Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantage: Teachers are given opportunities to identify and select PD and given a voice over the content they'd like to learn (Francis, 2021). Disadvantage: Finding coaches that align with the same skillset needed for the individual target goals (Moody, 2019). Insufficient time or consistency spent on coach or mentor observations to get to the root cause of support.

Activities

- Reflecting on student data, teaching approach, strategies - Provide one-on-one with mentor or coach to identify a dilemma and create an action plan to meet professional goal.

Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantage: This virtual approach is learner centered that allows learners to follow same in-person requirements to reach skillset through meaningful digital interactions (Francis, 2021). Disadvantage: Learners need to hold skillset of basic technology skills to maneuver. Some might experience connectivity issues.

Activities

- Collaboration on the target goal-Planning with grade-level on how to include activities into lesson plan. - Small group facilitation

Advantages & Disadvantages

Advantages: This form of professional development enhances specific goals and skillset. Groups become independent and facilitate their own learning. Disadvantages: It can be time-consuming or time limitations (Moddy, 2019). Colleagues may not be available to meet making it an unreliable.

Model's Effectiveness

Online professional is effective for those seeking for the flexibility to receiving quality professional development that include interactive components from any location.

Advantages & Disadvantages

Advantages: - It equips all teachers across the district with skillset, programs, strategies, curriculum, and vision. Disadvantages: - Professional development runs a few days making it difficult to transfer those skills into practice (Fogarty & Pete, 2017). - Some professional developments may not be relevant at certain sites

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Model's Effectiveness

Sharing best practices within a learning community makes this an effective PD.

Model's Effectiveness

- It forms unity among colleagues and promotes collaboration. - This is a strategic model that targets specific site goals and needs benefiting the learning environment.