Professional Development Models
4Development and Improvement
2Individualized Guided Development
1Coaching and Teaching Collaboration
3Site-bAsed
5 Remote
Characteristics: This model is a process of goal setting, implementation, assessment, and reflection. Feedback from peers and supervisors is a big part of this model.Effectiveness: This model encourages growth by promoting continuous reflection, data driven decision making, and collaboration(6 Effective Teacher Professional Development Models & Strategies to Try This Year, n.d.) Advantages: Systematic improvement, data-driven insights, collective responsibility, fostering a culture of learning.(6 Effective Teacher Professional Development Models & Strategies to Try This Year, n.d.) Disadvantages: Time-intensive, potential teacher burnout. Example Activities: Setting instructional goals, collecting and analyzing student performance data, participation in peer reviews
Characteristics:This model involves one-on-one interactions between an experienced mentor and a novice teacher with a focus on personalized feedback and reflection (The Case for Meaningful Professional Development - ProQuest, n.d.). Effectiveness: In adult learning, ciaching and collaboration encourage self-awareness, skill development, and a supportive environment. Advantages: Personalized attention, immediate feedback, tailored strategies, and emotional support Disadvantages: resource-intensive, potential for variabiity in coaching quality Example Activities: Classroom observations, co-planning/teaching lessons, Analyzing student work together The Case for Meaningful Professional Development - ProQuest, n.d.).
Characteristics: This model centers on personalized learning plans for each educator, addressing their unique needs. Involves workshops, courses, and independent study. Effectiveness: Individually guided development empowers adult learners to ake owneshi of ther learning. Advantages: Customized learning, relevance to individual needs, flexibility (BibliU - Reader, n.d.) Disadvantages: Requires strong self-directedness, potential for isolation, varying levels of engagement (BibliU - Reader, n.d.) Example Activities: Creating a personal learning plan, participation in online courses, attending workshops of choice
Characteristics: This model utilizes digital. tools and platforms to facilitate learning experiences without geographical constraints. It includes webinars, online courses, and virtual communities.Effectiveness: Flexibility for adult learners, enables learners to access resources and engage in learning activities at one's own pace. Advantages: Flexibility, accessibility, diverse resources, global networking opportunities. Disadvantages: Potential for isolation, technology barriers, lack of immediate feedback, difficulty collaborating with other students. Example Activities: Paticipating in webinars, engaging in online discussions via zoom, completing self-paced modules.
Characteristics: This model is embedded within the school, focusing on specific challenges or needs identified. It ofthen involves collaborative problem-solving. Effectiveness: Site-based development has the familiarity of the context to address real-world cahllenges, facilitates practical applications of new strategies. Advantages: Collaboration amongst colleagues, addressing immediate needs, building a sense of community Disadvantages: Limited exposure to external perspectives, dependency on only local resources,funding (BibliU - Reader, n.d.) Example Activities: Collaborative lesson planning, analyzing student data to identify needs, sharing best practices within the school.