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Instructional TechnologyCurriculum & InstructionUniversity of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa
Dr. Leigh Zeitz
School/District School-Wide
Initiatives Satisfies Mandates Few days per year Early Dismissal
Personal Personal growth & dev. Prof improvement Relevant & timely Frequent Ongoing Self-directed
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Small groups of educators
Work together over time
Professional learning communities
Based on principals of effective adult learning
Deepens educators' content knowledge
National Staff Development Council Standards for Staff Dev.
Self-directed
Relevant
Immediately applicable
Problem-centered
Informal
Timely
Collaborative
Knowles, 1984
Diversity of expertise
Shared objective of advancing collective knowledge/skills
Emphasis on Learning How to Learn.
Mechanisms for sharing what is learned.
Dede, 2004
Identify Professional Development
Team
Collect and Analyze Student Data
Set SMART Goals
Select Content
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Design Professional Development
Provide Training/Learning Opportunities
Collaborate
Implement
Collect Data
Evaluate
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Stakeholders Teachers Administrators Students Parents Community AEA
Focus on the students
What are your preferred outcomes?
What data measures these?
What barriers will you meet?
Who will collect the original data?
How will it be shared?
What data will be collected?
How often will the data be collected?
Through which medium will the data be
collected?
How will the data be reviewed?
How will it affect the teaching process?
What topic will students learn?
How do teachers need to teach?
What skills will teachers need?
What experiences will teachers need
to learn these skills?
Leigh [email protected]:leighzeitzDrzreflects.com
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