The Importance Of Professional Development In Education

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

I believe there are many skills and attributes that are necessary to an outstanding teacher; one’s ability to keep students engaged, the desire to see all students achieve, and knowledge of the content taught are attributes of an outstanding educator.

What is an effective teacher? Is it a teacher who is caring, compassionate, warming, and personable? Or is it a teacher who is good at planning, works well with other teachers/administrators, and self-disciplined? Many people would say that these qualities and characteristics would make an ideal teacher, and they would be correct. But these qualities alone are not enough to be considered an effective teacher.

Students will respond to the lesson in different ways and often there are “teachable moments” that were not included in the original lesson. The effective teacher can incorporate various instructional strategies to fit the moment and the individual student’s needs at that moment.

Pool, I. A., Poell, R. F., Berings, M. G. M. C., & ten Cate, O. (2016). Motives and activities for

Just as the “Why Professional Development Matters” article mentions, I believe the best PD occurs when educators can both immediately apply the information and knowledge they gain, and when it personally interests them. In my district, we have a co-facilitated committee that operates, much like a learning team the article discussed, to review what professional development we will implement, as well as when, and how. Last year, they implemented a new strategy for PD. We had an inservice day at the beginning of the school year. Months prior to this day, the co-facilitated committee sent out an email survey. In this survey, they asked teachers and staff what their interests were, and what they specifically would like PD about. They developed all of the PD sessions for the beginning of the year based on the data from the survey results. They then sent out another form with all of the sessions, and staff was able to choose their top three choices for what sessions they wanted to attend. This strategy ensured that teachers attended a session that they both voiced a need for, and were personally interested in learning more about. I believe that this strategy was successful. It was at the very beginning of the school year, so teachers were able to take what they learned and immediately apply it. It also was based on what teachers voiced they were interested in.

Why is Professional Development (PD) critical to teacher preparation? Because Special Education Teachers are expected to teach aligned with the CCSS in their classrooms, it would be expected that they be part of some knowledge-based community that could enlighten them on evidence-based practices for delivering the core content to special education learners according to CCSS. Many teachers were already trained and out of IHE when the CCSS came into effect and many IHE are not on par with aligning their programs to accommodate CCSS; it is up to administration to ensure that teachers are educated on how to deliver instruction to meet the needs of the learners according to the new standards. Here is where professional development becomes crucial to the successful implementation of the CCSS. As a result, all educators (teacher educator, teachers, other staff members) at all levels of the education system requested professional growth targeted explicitly on those skills that will help them to successfully implement the CCSS (Massell & Perrault, 2014; peter, 2013).

It is our mission in the Sidhu School of Business to integrate our students into professional leaders by:

Encourages pupils to be problem solvers, decision markers, lifelong learners, and contributing teacher of a changing society.

Chapter four will provide an analysis of teacher and administrator perception of professional development based on the results of the Standards Assessment Inventory 2. While many studies have been completed analyzing perception of professional development, there is a lack of data specifically related to STEM teachers. In addition, little data exist that compare STEM educator perception of professional development to administrator perception of professional development or analysis of perception according to certification pathway. This research sought to answer the following research questions: is there a difference between STEM teacher perception and administrator perception, and are there differences in perception of professional

Throughout an individual’s career in nursing, ongoing professional development is vital to provide successful evidence based, person centered practice. The NMC (2015, p. 17) states that all nursing professionals have a responsibility to continuously update their skills and knowledge, this is a lifelong process. Additionally, registered nurses have a duty to ensure that students and colleagues are supported to progress with professional development (NMC, 2015 p. 9). This emphasises the significance for student nurses to develop an understanding of the underpinning preferences of their own learning styles alongside the learning theories to support their knowledge. Delivery of this knowledge by a teacher’s recognition of individual learning styles, alongside the fundamental basics of learning theory, and the provision of an appropriate environment, can support the student’s application of their knowledge into practice.

Continuing professional development (CPD) is defined as the maintenance and enhancement of the knowledge, expertise and competence of professionals throughout their careers according to a plan formulated with regard to the need of the professional, the employer, the profession and society (Madden and Mitchell, 1993). CPD is a way which can help people improve their professional knowledge, make their professional knowledge up to date so that they are equipped and full of competitiveness, and offer them security in career. In addition, CPD is a flexible process, whenever you find something beneficial to your career but you do not know it before, then you can learn it and improve your professional skill.

Although multiple studies have been conducted examining the relationship between technology and student achievement, researchers have failed to reach a consensus. Several studies have shown technology to have a positive impact on achievement, while others have concluded that technology had no effect on students’ achievement or critical thinking skills. While a positive relationship between technology and achievement cannot be proven, no adverse effects have been identified. Furthermore, students indicated they preferred technology-rich learning environments. Therefore, opportunities to integrate technology into the classroom should be continued (Cravey, 2008; Davis, 2012; Eyyam & Wu, 2012; Osman & Vebrianto, 2013; Ross & Bruce, 2009; Sharpley et al. 2011; Yang & Wu, 2012).

The principles of effective pedagogy provide the teaching and learning to the students. It also includes the actions and strategies that help the teachers in providing guidance. Component mapping is the most essential part that helps the teachers in order to monitor the performance of the students. The component mapping is focused about the issues of teaching and learning. It identified all the issues and provides a solution to the teachers in order to make the continuous improvement in teaching. The teachers must change the thinking pattern of the students and make their thinking positive and problem solving. Deep thinking is different in different areas of learning. The problem solving and reasoning in arts is different from the reasoning and problem solving in science and history. The knowledge and thinking is different in different learning areas. The students can get the best learning when the environment of learning becomes productive and supportive. The teachers must provide the full support to the students related to the learning and develop capabilities in them in order to make them perfect. When the teachers get the knowledge about the students, so that it helps to create a positive relationship between the teacher and the students. The capabilities of the students help the teacher to differentiate the students and the teacher know about each student for their learning and skills. The education make the difference between the skilled and unskilled individuals and it helps to promote the respect and value between the individuals (Schofield

Being a teacher is not an easy task as many people could think. To be a teacher does not only imply to know the subject to be taught, it also includes being willing to constantly improve oneself integrally, as much as updating the resources and materials one uses in teaching. Reflecting and analyzing over and over again the best way to teach to learn and how to make students to extend what has been learned. The many hours spend in the classroom will never be enough to plan lessons, prepare materials, review pupils tasks and exams, as well, all the administrative requirements one has to cover for whatever institution we work. Besides all this a good teacher, a professional one, will have to find the time to keep preparing to improve