1. A Three-tiered Model for Differentiated Professional Development
Dr. Kelly M Williams
Supervisor of Title I & Literacy
Oak Ridge Schools

2. Does your professional development improve student achievement?

3. We need to change the way we deliver professional development.

4. Traditional methods of professional development are not changing classroom instruction.

6. Differentiate professional development to have a greater influence on instruction and achievement.

7. You can use a multi-tiered approach to provide differentiated PD.
Conference
Ongoing Professional Development Strands
Coaching & Micro-credentials

8. Traditional professional development is not influencing instruction and achievement.

9. We learn in different ways!

10. Teachers are not motivated to participate in traditional professional development.

11. Traditional professional development eliminates choice.

12. Traditional PD can only address one goal at a time.

13. High quality PD should promote a culture of learning.

14. A climate of high expectations can promote collaboration.

15. Differentiated PD allows districts and schools to utilize teacher leadership.

16. Differentiated PD can help participants connect to district and school goals.

17. Differentiated PD allows for a greater depth of study.

18. We should be serving teachers with the same fierce urgency and tender care that we ask them to give our students!

19. The ultimate goal of professional development is increased student achievement.

20. Connect your PD to the highest standards of teaching.

21. Measure the efficacy of your professional development.

22. PD requires continuous assessment, planning, and instruction.

23. Find out what teachers want to learn.

24. Find out what teachers need.

25. Look for growth and adjust.

26. Differentiated PD should be job embedded and occur throughout the year.

27. Clearly define PD goals.

29. Differentiated PD provides opportunity for active learning and feedback.

30. Practice cycles should accompany new learning.

31. Differentiated professional learning requires varying levels of intensity.

32. Tier 1: Conferences

33. The Oak Ridge School district offers two conferences each year.

34. Plan early with a strong team!

35. Use feedback.

36. Tier 2: PD Strands

37. PD Strands are monthly sessions on a continuous topic.

38. Select topics and participants.

39. Use feedback.

40. Tier 3: Coaching & Micro-Credentials

41. Determine specific needs.

42. Utilize all of your resources!

43. Use feedback.

45. You can use a multi-tiered approach to provide differentiated professional development.
Conference
Ongoing Professional Development Strands
Coaching & Micro-credentials

46. Dr. Kelly Williams Oak Ridge Schools Oak Ridge, TN kmwilliams@ortn.edu
@kelly_ut