Sustaining Professional Development Initiatives
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Sustaining Professional Development Initiatives
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Sustaining Professional Development Initiatives. How? What?. Why?. Simon Sinek : How great leaders inspire action - http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html. Why. The purpose, cause or belief should drive …. What – tangible proof or results. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Sustaining Professional Development Initiatives
WHY?How?
What?Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action - http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html
Why The purpose, cause or belief should drive …
What – tangible proof or results
How – focus on guiding principles and specific actions to realize the Why
Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action - http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html
When planning and communicating with participants we often fail to share
Why
• Without the Why the How and What can appear to be disconnected.
• Participants may say or think– Why am I participating in this session?– What is expected of me?– This is just another thing I am expected to do …
Challenge
District/Campus Goal
Professional Development
Supported implementation
Resources
Shared Learning – Learning
CommunitiesOver Time
• Training• Peer observations• PLC• Book study• Webinar series• Instructional Coaching• Model lessons• Site visits
• Example:– Campus improvement plan identifies effective questioning as a target
area
– Why: – Improving the academic achievement of students through effective
questioning techniques. – How: – Improved questioning techniques raise the level of student engagement
and rigor in the classroom.– Effective training, ongoing support, and resources will support a change
in classroom questioning.– What: Classroom observations will provide data indicating that teacher
and student questions challenge knowledge, understanding, and critical thinking in connection with the standards.
• Design team– Collect data– Facilitate goal setting– Communicate connections – Design supported professional development
(multi-year plan)– Evaluate progress toward goals– Continued communication– Clarifying next steps
• Training• Peer observations• PLC• Book study• Webinar series• Instructional Coaching• Model lessons• Site visits
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/simonsinek568105.html
Sustaining Professional Development
2 Big Ideas
Ensuring communication of WhyProviding ongoing support of implementation
Putting It Into Action
• Begin now– Planning for the 14-15 school year• Continued support of district and campus improvement
plans• New courses• House Bill 5 Requirements
– Budgeting for Professional Development– Purchase/Selection of Instructional Materials– Implementation of New TEKS
Putting It Into Action
• We can help– Planning– Communicating– Connecting
