1. iPD Update CRW Team Meeting May 1, 2013 iPD: Rethinking Professional Development in Districts Amy Hodges Slamp Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation College Ready Work Team May 24, 2013

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4. © 2011 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | 9 By 2025, 80% of students graduate from high school college and career ready so they can be successful in their the community and the world.

5. Empowering Effective Teachers Milestones OutcomesImpact College-Ready Work Research & Data Next Generation Learning 80% College Readiness Rate Transformed Education System Advocacy More Effective Teachers with better tools & supports Will lead to

6. iPD Update CRW Team Meeting May 1, 2013 What’s the problem we are trying to solve with PD?

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9. iPD Update CRW Team Meeting May 1, 2013 The good news is, we know what matters!

10. The difference in student learning between having a teacher in the top quartile of effectiveness and the bottom quartile is 7.5 months in math. (MET)

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13. iPD Update CRW Team Meeting May 1, 2013 PD today vs iPD: Source: Professional Learning in the Learning Profession: A Status Report on Teacher Development in the U.S. and Abroad, Darling-Hammond, Linda, Stanford University, 2009. WhatCurrent ContextFuture ContextiPD Impact Access One shot workshops with limited follow- up. Job embedded with easy access to supports. PD resources available to teachers 24/7 at work and at home. FrequencyLimited and/ or sporadic support. On demand and accessible support initiated by teacher. Teachers participate in professional learning daily. Quality Most systems do not define or measure PD. PD has a demonstrated impact on student learning. PD quality assessed through linkage to student learning data Delivery Labor intensive limits the frequency of PD. Menu of quality options offered on demand. Increased access to PD without increasing labor costs. FeedbackLimited feedback; not tied to PD. Unlimited opportunities for feedback to inform PD. Teachers have access to a range of informal, high quality feedback to support their instruction. DesignOne size fits all.Differentiated learning strategies. Teachers have access to different modes of support through collaboration, 1:1 and alone. ContextNo or little connection to data. PD informed by reliable sources and types of data. Teachers have up to date information on how to improve student learning. CoherenceFragmented.Aligned with CCSS and measures of effective teaching. Professional learning is integrated into the daily routine of teachers.

14. iPD Update CRW Team Meeting May 1, 2013  PERSONALIZED  TECH ENABLED  JOB EMBEDDED  ADAPTIVE & MASTERY BASED  DATA INFORMED  FRAMED BY DISTRICT’S INSTRUCTIONAL THEORY OF ACTION & DEFINED MEASURES OF EXCELLENCE IN MULTIPLE DOMAINS Key components of iPD:

15. PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS STANDARDS FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION CURRENT TEACHING PERFORMANCE PERSONALIZED QUALITY PD PROTOCOLS & EXPERIENCES COMMUNITIES & NETWORKS

16. iPD Update CRW Team Meeting May 1, 2013 Thank you TeachLive for giving us a model of what great PD and teacher training look like. We are excited you are partnering with us in our work!!!

17. iPD Update CRW Team Meeting May 1, 2013 Launching the iPD Challenge: Launching with 5 districts as proof points Adding additional districts this fall and networks next year Districts must commit to a set of priorities, sharing learning and participating in research We are hoping to catalyze the market by both supply and demand

18. iPD Update CRW Team Meeting May 1, 2013 iPD Challenge Participants Commit to: Whole system redesign Aligned initiatives/coherence goal Data systems in place or in process Supporting value propositions of teacher voice, job embedded and mastery based PD Research for group learning and participation in community of practice

19. iPD Update CRW Team Meeting May 1, 2013 Tight Outcomes, Loose Metrics: Outcome #1: Improve processes for identifying individual teacher professional development needs Outcome #2: Improve the match of professional development plans with teacher needs. Outcome #3: Broaden the topics and delivery modes of high quality professional development. Outcome #4: Improve the feedback provided teachers on their instruction linked to the district’s method of measuring instructional quality Outcome #5: Increase the proportion of teachers who are empowered and effective

20. iPD Update CRW Team Meeting May 1, 2013 What’s next? We are just at the beginning but we are excited and hopeful We are working with great partners to do great things We want to learn and share what we learn “Swing for the Fences”