Professional Development Graphic Organizer

Professional Development Graphic OrganizerBy: Arica Cook

Research Based

Whole Group

Online Professional Development

Curriculum Development

Targeted PD

References

Daa A nalysis

Targeted Professional Development

Key Characteristics: In this professional development, only a small group of people are invited to attend the professional development. It is not offered to the entire faculty (Hopping& Stevenson, 2014). Effectiveness: This model is effective for teaching adults because only those who need this professional development are asked to attend. These adult learners get the desired information without other teachers wasting their time. Advantages: Only those who need the information are asked to attend the PD. Disadvantages: In the future if the information is now needed there may not be professional development to provide the desired information. Examples of Activities: Language teachers meet to discuss new language techniques and subject-specific learning opportunities such as PDs devoted to ELA or math. These types of PD opportunities would invite only those who teach these subjects to attend the PD.

Whole Group Professional Development

Key Characteristics: The same message must be shared with all staff simultaneously to ensure consistency (Hopping & Stevenson, 2014). This is taught in a designated staff meeting or in-service day to focus on whole-school initiatives to learn new teaching methods or technology integration (Hopping & Stevenson, 2014). Effectiveness: This type of professional development is ideal for teaching adults because it brings educators together to learn from each other. Advantages: Allows all to get the required material. Educators can see good teaching strategies from those presenting the new information. Experts from the staff or the company present information. Disadvantages: Difficult to hear due to sidebar conversations from people who feel they don't need to be there. Examples of Activities: Peer sharing, Team building, and T-Charts are different examples of activities that can be used in whole-group PD (Fogarty & Pete, 2017).

Online Professional Development

Key Characteristics: To broadcast professional development to audiences on multiple sites either in small groups or individually (Fogarty & Pete, 2017). This type of professional development allows individuals to learn using technology and at their own pace. Effectiveness: This type of professional development is effective in teaching adult learners because they have to take ownership of their own learning. Adult learners must be self-motivated to participate fully in the online professional development. Advantages: One advantage of doing professional development online is that you can do it at your own pace. People can log in and log out when they need to (Fogarty & Pete, 2017). Disadvantages: One disadvantage of online professional development is the lack of other people with you. Also, some who participate in online professional development are doing other things versus paying complete attention to the PD. Examples of Activities: Webinars, Edmodo, Blogs, and TED Talks are all examples of online professional development examples (Fogarty & Pete, 2017).

Research Based

Key Characteristics: This kind of professional development is based on student data. The team focuses on the assessment data and the SMART goals to create an improvement plan. Professional development is needed to support teachers to help them support the intervention plan (Fogarty & Pete, 2017). Effectiveness: This type of professional development is effective for adult learners because they are using the data to create an achievement plan. Once the plan has been created they can discuss and help students improve. Advantages: Allowing teacher teams to analyze student data to improve student learning. Disadvantages: Data may not tell everything about a child and might be misinterpreted. We need to focus on the whole child not just the test scores. Examples of Activities: Data charts, written goals, and steps are examples of activities that can be used during a research-based PD (Fogarty & Pete, 2017).

Curriculum Development

Key Characteristics: This type of professional development can take place on a district-wide or site-based development day. Curriculum development is the learning of a new curriculum that meets the goals of a long-term professional development plan that is filed by the district (Fogarty & Pete, 2017). Effectiveness: This type of professional development is effective for adult learners because they are participating in a PD that will help increase their effectiveness in teaching the new materials to their students. Curriculum development PDs help teachers understand the new materials related to their curriculum. Advantages: Advantages to this type of professional development are learning the latest trends, networking with other professionals, hands-on training, and gaining new insights (Gibson, 2023). Disadvantages: A disadvantage to this type of professional development is trying to do it at a site-based only, most school budgets do not cover a curriculum development PD. So this type of training must always take place at a district level (Fogarty & Pete, 2017). Examples of Activities: Social emotional learning, whole group activities, small group or grade band specific breakout sessions are different activities that can take place at a curriculum development PD.

References

• Fogarty, R. & Pete, B. M. (2017). From staff room to classroom: A guide for planning and coaching professional development. Corwin.
• Gibson, K. (2023). 5 professional development opportunities for career growth. Harvard Business School Online. https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/professional-development-opportunities
• ‌Hopping, L., & Stevenson, R. (2014). The Case for Meaningful Professional Development. AMLE Magazine, 1(6), 10-13. https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/case-meaningful-professional-development/docview/1671180454/se-2