professional development for educators
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Professional Development for Educators. By: Je’ Nobia Smith Jeremiah Sanders Dan Barr. What’s professional development?. Activities to ENHANCE professional GROWTH PEDAGOGY in specific content areas Makes teaching EFFICENT ADAPTATION and PROBLEM SOLVING. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
By: Je’ Nobia Smith
Jeremiah Sanders
Dan Barr
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS
WHAT’S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT?
• Activities to ENHANCE professional GROWTH
• PEDAGOGY in specific content areas
• Makes teaching EFFICENT
• ADAPTATION and PROBLEM SOLVING
AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Self Assessment
• Workshops
• Teacher Centers
• Professional Development Schools
• Supervising/Mentoring
• Graduate Schools
• Online Courses
AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SELF ASSESSMENT
• Classroom environment
• Routines and Procedures
• Parent teacher Relationships
• Sub-Teachers
• Reaching all students
• Student assessment
• Teacher collaboration
Learning to Teach… Not Just for Beginners By Linda Shalaway
WORKSHOPS HELP WITH IMPROVING AND DEVELOPING SKILLS SUCH AS • Classroom Management
• Lesson planning , Assessment, Curriculum
• Instructional Methods
• Overall Diversity
• New Technology
• Networking
• Content Knowledge
TEACHER CENTERS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLSProfessional Development Schools are collaborative planning partnerships between professional education programs and P-12 schools for the professional development of teachers and the training of future educators.
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Teacher Centers provide courses and host workshops.
SUPERVISING AND MENTORING• Helps develop skills
• Tutoring
• Hosting a student teacher
• Networking with other teachers
• Keeps Teachers current
GRADUATE SCHOOLS• Masters and Doctoral programs
• Qualifications
• Job Security and Advancement
• Personal Goals
• Content
• Teacher Student Relationship
ONLINE COURSES• Conveniences
• High utility
• Develop skills
• Time Management
• Technology
• Motivation