Professional Development Matters

Professional development is an opportunity to reflect, share common goals, support each other as well as learn from others knowledge, expertise and experience. Regular supervision and training of staff can lead to reduced sickness and absence; it can improve the service that they provide and allow

There are different sources and systems of support for professional development; ie Appraisals, development plan, induction, in-house-training, external training and reflective diary.

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Planning and Organizing: Claudia continues to meet with her employees that are not meeting the performance goals, on a bi-weekly basis to review and discuss their previous week work performance. She formulates a detailed calendar of all assigned tasks for her unit, including any contingencies for necessary changes.

According to Robertson & Dressler (2010), it is important to “develop this tool from the start because this will ensure that you comprehend what you currently meet and need” (p. 212). I will use the Self-Study Planning and Progress Checklist along with the Evidence Collection. Based on the suggestion from the Document or Evidence Collection resource I also plan to use a file box with file folders labeled to organize the documents. These tools contribute to my examination of quality by allowing me to organize, the evidence I gather regarding children’s assessments and social-emotional development. For instance, I will review the programs behavior incident report, staff development file, DRDP group report, and ASQ-SE. Also, I will gather

Though the idea of working collaboratively is not a new one, the concept of professional learning communities (PLCs) has recently become very popular in education. During the summer of 2012, the Pasco County School District introduced the concept of PLCs into its schools in an effort to improve student learning in this era of increased educational scrutiny and accountability. Department heads suddenly found themselves relabeled PLC facilitators and called to attend two days of summer training meant to prepare them to lead PLCs once the school year began. The other PLC participants, the

The professional development also needs to expand. Utilizing the online classroom/communities is one way teachers can get the necessary tools to help their students engage in PBL. These types support will give educators the ability to gain knowledge and support from their peers. It is also an opportunity for them to share best practices. This environment the teachers are learning provides a model for their students whereby the students witness their teacher being engaged and collaborating with their peers, which shows the pupil that their teachers are engaged in their world. ("eduviews: Teaching in the 21st Century," n.d.)

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Embedded professional learning through weekly PLCs (Professional Learning Communities – by grade level), as well as coaching

In CTE3323 Technical Applications, the student covered the use and integration of computers in the classroom and the office. Topics included history of computers, computing hardware, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, desktop publishing, graphics, presentation software, the Internet, e-mail, and web-page creation. The course goals were to understand the basic history of the computer and of the Internet, develop basic knowledge of computer graphics programs, desktop publishing programs, database management programs, and programs unique to each instruction/trade/employment area. Additionally, topics such as the origins of the Internet, how to evaluate it, and use it for research were discussed.

Did You Know? is a professional development feature which provides caregivers with strategies to complement interaction with children. Example—Theme 4 (p. 36): When children ask you a question, encourage them to answer it before you answer it for them by asking: What do you think?” to allow children to organize their thinking as their verbalize their answer.

In my teaching career it seems that I have intermingled through Snow, Griffin, and Burns’s (2005) model of professional growth that is based on five areas of knowledge- declarative, situated, stable, expert, and reflective (p. 9). I have diverse professional experiences in reading skills and literacy in my nineteen years of teaching. I have taught reading and literacy from kindergarten through adults. As a lifelong learner, I am constantly seeking to increase my knowledge and improve my skills as a teacher of reading and literacy.

There are many systems of support for professional development. Personally, I prefer books and internet. Also creating occasions to discuss issues, share experiences or to be able to present some new knowledge to colleagues in an informal environment is a good way for co-workers to share good practice. This type of activity within a team will stimulate discussion and provide an opportunity for each person in the team to learn something new and a chance to reflect on their own individual practice and knowledge base.

Recently, more technology enhanced options for professional development have become available for employees. One example of technology- enhanced professional development is distance learning for degrees. Taking classes online has become more popular because of an employee’s busy schedule. Many employees do not have the time to take traditional college courses because of the travel time and their already heavy workload (Mather, M.A., 2000, p. 20). Taking classes online allows employees to fit the classes they need to take into their schedule. It also allows them to save valuable time by being able to take the class from their own home, thus cutting the commute time needed to get to a traditional class. Also, online classes are self-paced so

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