What is Staff Development? What are we doing in Our County? What is the role of the Principal?

What is Staff Development?

What are we doing in

Our County?

What is the role of the Principal?

What is Staff Development?

Guiding Principles

Changing Ideas

Adult Learning

Evaluation

Definition

Changing Ideas about Staff DevelopmentChanging Ideas about Staff Development

FaultyMajor change can be implemented in a one year

period

Correct

Significant change takes time and is the result of staff development conducted over several years

Changing Ideas about Staff Development:Changing Ideas about Staff Development:

Faulty

2-3 inservice days a year is sufficient to improve instructional practice.

CorrectA school culture supportive of professional growth is essential to successful staff development.

Major Shifts in Staff Development:Major Shifts in Staff Development:District-focused School-focused

Adult’s needs Student needs

Experts Study of teachers

Staff Developers as trainers

Staff developers as facilitators

Developing teachers

Developing everyone who effects student learning

Adult Learning

Recognitionaware of

competency

UnderstandingJob

Application

PracticeExperiment

Self-Assessment

observe a good model

compare self to superior

performer

safe environment for

trial and error

practice ways of behaving

behavior integrated into

job

Dr. Boyztzis

What do we know about

Adult Learning?• will commit to learning when goals and objectives are realistic and important to them

Staff Development must Staff Development must

be meaningfulbe meaningful

• will learn, retain, and use what they perceive is relevant to their personal and professional needs

Levels of Impact and Components of Training

Presentation

Modeling

Practice and Feedback

Coaching

Awareness

Skill Attainment

Application

85%

85%

85%

90%

15%

18%

80%

90%

5-10%

5-10%

10-15%

80-90%

Bruce Joyce

•awards inservice points

•maintains inservice records

•reviews evaluation forms•maintains Master Inservice Plan

Responsibilities of the Staff Development Department

•shares research

•investigates alternative models

Master Inservice Plan

Initial Stage

Intermediate Stage

Culminating Stage


Initial Stage

Intermediate Stage

Culminating Stage

Self-Study Group

Develop Standards

Review Requirement

s

Outline Policies

Identify Strategies & Processes


Initial Stage

Intermediate Stage

Culminating Stage

Determine Priorities

Delete, Modify or Add


Initial Stage

Intermediate Stage

Culminating Stage

Compile Information

Review Plan with

Group

Make Final Revisions

Submit to Sch Brd. and Superintenden

t

Submit to DOE

Models of Staff Development

•Workshops •Conferences

•Study groups•Independent study

•Professional preparation for a workshop

•SeminarsTraditional

Alternatives

•Educational travel

•Continuing education

•Book chats

•Out-of-district training

•On-line training

Programs and Services

Internet web site

Tuition Reimburseme

nt

Re-certification

Technology training

Pathways to principalshi

p

Teacher Induction Program

VCBI

PDS

Add-on certificates


Technology Training

School-based

workshops &

assistance

Independent study courses

Technology tips

newsletter

On-line technology

classes


Add-on Certification

Athletic Coaching

Mentally Handicappe

dEmotionally

Handicapped

Specific Learning

Disabilities

Varying Exceptionalitie

s

ESEESOL

Adapt. Phys. Ed.

Middle Grds Endorseme

nt

Gifted

Principals as Change Agents

Staff development plans must be anchored in the long-term improvement goals of the school.

Establish Priorities

Skills principals need to be

Effective Change Agents

•Intrapersonal skills•Facilitating the need for change

•Collaboration•Action planning

•Plan implementation

•Evaluation

•Institutionalization

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