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Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 Characteristics of Effective Professional Development Programs 1.Involvement of participants in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs 2.Based on schoolwide goals, integrated with individual and group goals 3.Long-range planning and development 4.Incorporate research and best practice 5.Administrative support

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 Characteristics of Effective Professional Development Programs (continued) 6.Adhere to the principles of adult learning 7.Attention to the research on change 8.Follow-up and support for transfer of learning 9.Ongoing assessment and feedback 10.Continuous professional development that becomes part of the school culture

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 Alternative Professional Development Formats Skill development programs Teacher Institutes Collegial support groups Networks Teacher centers Teacher leadership Partnerships Teacher as writer Individually planned professional development Beginning teacher assistance programs

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 Examples of Effective Districtwide Professional Development Programs St. Mary’s Achievement Related Teaching Program (SMART) Buckeye School District’s Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Why were these programs effective?

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 Examples of Effective Site-Based Professional Development Programs Inner-city Chicago high school Tom Green Elementary Why were these programs effective?

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 Examples of Individually Planned Professional Development Programs Holidaysburg Area School District Leander Middle School Why were these programs effective?

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 Stages of Professional Development Orientation Stage Integration Stage Refinement Stage

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 The Nuts and Bolts 1.Prepare speakers by telling them exactly what they are expected to do. 2.Check the facility beforehand for seating arrangements, media, and acoustics. 3.Provide refreshments and transition times at the beginning. 4.Check the comfort of the room. 5.Have materials run off and plan for easy dissemination to participants. 6. Have evaluation forms for participants to fill out after the session.

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 Extending the Concept of Professional Development Personal development Career development Moral development School improvement Improvement of the teaching profession

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 Practitioner Reflection: Professional Development as Time Well Spent What does the author’s vignette tell us about professional development? How is the tension that often exists between local, immediate needs and global, altruistic qualities best addressed? How can the desires of the hearts of participants be included in professional development? How can educators devise professional development in which the “push” comes from within?