professional+development+ideas

Professional development ideas


 * 1. How do you find out what teachers need?**
 * ask them
 * observation
 * chat
 * provide a list


 * 2. What PD can you offer?**
 * In school by your self or staff
 * Peer observations/teacher provisions of PD/
 * sharing class practice within the school
 * teachers who have been to workshops need to share knowledge
 * Outside presenter
 * PYP network...job alike sessions
 * Invite experts from other schools to present
 * Teacher Inquiry Groups (AISS) run across sub-schools. Teachers working in other programs work together in areas of interest.
 * IB in school or regional or online
 * Present in other rooms


 * 3. How are we using other teachers skills**
 * Teachers who are more confident in one area share with another.
 * Teacher share strategies
 * Regular school walk throughs sharing successes.
 * Teachers who are experts in areas such as 'photography', i-movie, use of google docs etc share with others.


 * 4. How do you prioritse PD?**
 * recommendations from report
 * new staff to be trained
 * pedagogy is a priority
 * "Early Years through Play" workshop for pre-school teachers...workshops which support early years
 * Examine teacher goals.....
 * what is the school focus for the year?
 * develop policy


 * 5 How do you get a professional learning culture?**
 * peer observations, sharing best practices
 * develop 'teacher leader' focus
 * develop a whole school focus...then small focus groups with readings
 * instructional rounds
 * people accept others coming in and welcome it.

If you have one, please place this on the wiki
 * 6 What does a professional development plan look like?**