1. Shared leadership and efficient professional development of teachers
Maia Mamiseishvili
Principal of LEPL Village Geguti #1 Public School, Tskaltubo Municipality
(599)

2. Public school principal’s standard
Article 5- Attending to teacher professional development
1.Public school principal contributes to teacher professional development, creates convenient, constructive and encouraging environment
2.Implementation of the first paragraph of this article is defined based on the following indicators:
A)School elaborates teacher professional development program which corresponds to professional standard for teachers, to the scheme for teacher professional development and meets public school needs;
B)In public school there is introduced intra-school assessment system focusing on teacher professional development

3. Professional development
Is based on trust
Is based on decisions made concerning problems and needs
Implemented activities are acknowledged and encouraged
Constructive feedback is accepted and is taken into account

4. Teacher statuses according to a new scheme

5. Teacher and principal professional development project
School principal professional development
Leadership academy
Quarterly meetings
Teacher professional development
Professional development training course
Meetings of working group
Subject directions
Trainings
Working group meetings

6. Researching teachers’ needs
Studying current situation
Developing professional development plan
Implementing planned activities
Monitoring/assessment

7. Meetings of working group Sharing experience Pre-lesson meetings
Shared leadership
Meetings of working group
Sharing experience
Pre-lesson meetings
Jointly planned lessons
Responsibilities shared at stages of planning, implementing and assessing
Professional development

8. Project facilitator For collaboration with teachers
For collaboration with school principals
Defines their needs
Works out professional development plan
Presents reports
Leads meetings of working groups
Conducts pre-lessons meetings
Observes and assesses planned activities;
Shares experience with others

9. Under the aegis of the project
Principal
Benefit for school
Prepares pre-training and post-training tasks
Attends professional development trainings
Prepares tasks for quarterly meetings
With the purpose of sharing experience learns about novelties and presents them to others
Attends quarterly meetings
Shares lessons plan with facilitators and group members
Gets feedback
Conducts pre-lesson meetings
Teacher focusing on quality teaching
Planned lessons
Shared responsibility
Thinking about continuous professional development
Sharing experience
Under the aegis of the project

10. Meeting prior to lesson
teacher
facilitator
Compiles lesson plan
Discusses with a facilitator
Gets feedback
Implements changes
Is an active listener
Asks clarifying questions
Shares experience
Obtains experience
Provides constructive feedback

11. Teacher assessment

12. Currently at our school:
Nobody is afraid of novelties
Teachers think about continuous professional development
They are self-confident in what they do
They plan changes
They confidently share their experience with others
They are not afraid to talk about problems
They ask questions

13. Thanks for attention!