Did you read the confessions of a 21st century teacher?
Two weeks ago I shared the thoughts of a real teacher who vented about a professional development session held at her school. She was an effective teacher who was tired of what she referred to as the B.S. involved in professional development. Her comments should have caused leaders to investigate the health of the adult learning culture at their school.
If you haven’t read her 7-minute venting session, check out Part 1 and Part 2. Afterward, consider Learning Forward’s professional learning standards below and accept the challenge of answering the questions that follow.
Learning Forward: Standards for Professional Learning
Challenge Questions
In order to increase educator effectiveness and results for all students through professional learning:
- How do you ensure or gauge collective responsibility?
- How do you develop and ensure a support system?
- How do you prioritize, monitor and coordinate resources effectively?
- How o you evaluate the effectiveness of professional learning?
- How do you integrate theories of human learning?
- How do you apply change research to sustain long-term change?
- How do you align educator performance outcomes with the CCSS?
Ensuring an effective adult learning culture where contributions and participation are authentic is one of your first steps to the student success you seek. Through progressive partnerships, principals I’ve worked with have done just this. Find out how you can be sure your adult learning culture is authentic with a progressive partnership.
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