In this lesson, students evaluate the importance of aligning strategic and school improvement goals to professional development plans.
(00:00 - 00:24) Introduction
(00:25 - 01:05) PD Alignment
(01:06 - 05:03) Aligning to District & Site-Based Initiatives
(05:04 - 06:22) Example
(06:23 - 07:12) Stop and Reflect
Creating Effective District Professional Development Plans
This tool guides the creation of district professional development plans linked to initiatives and SMART goals.
https://www.mylearningplan.com/content/docs/mlp_learning_paper_creating%20pd%20plans.pdf
Strategy #4: Investing in Professional Development
This is a useful and informative page from the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory's Strategies for Success: Implementing a Comprehensive School Reform System.
http://www.sedl.org/pubs/change46/6.html