SAISD Professional Learning Advisory Board Meeting

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SAISD Professional Learning Advisory Board Meeting

• Thursday, January 20, 2005

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Agenda

• Welcome
• Recap Feedback from 1st Meeting
• Workshop Demo Feedback
• NSDC Standards for Staff Development
• 7 Models of Professional Learning
• Assessment of Current Status

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7 Models of Professional Development

• Training
• Observation/Assessment
• Involvement in a Development/Improvement Process
• Study Groups
• Inquiry/Action Research
• Individually Guided Activities
• Mentoring

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For Each of the 7 Models, Consider

• Looks like this
• Assumptions are
• Reported impact

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NSDC Standards

• Context
• Process
• Content

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Context

• Learning Communities
• Organizes adults whose goals are aligned with
  those of the school and district
• Leadership
• Requires skillful school and district leaders who
  guide continuous instructional improvement
• Resources
• Required to support adult learning and
  collaboration

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Process

• Data-Driven
• Uses data to determine adult learning priorities,
  monitor progress, and sustain continuous
  improvement
• Evaluation
• Uses multiple sources of information to guide
  improvement and demonstrate its impact
• Research-Based
• Prepares educators to apply research to decision
  making

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Process (contd)

• Design
• Uses learning strategies appropriate to intended
  goals
• Learning
• Applies knowledge about human learning and change
• Collaboration
• Provides educators with knowledge and skills to
  collaborate

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Content

• Equity
• Prepares all to understand and appreciate diverse
  populations
• Quality Teaching
• Deepens educators content knowledge provides
  research-based instructional strategies to help
  students meet rigorous academic standards
• Family Involvement
• Provides instructors with knowledge and skills to
  involve families and other stakeholders as
  appropriate

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Current Status

• Elements of Reporting
• Recipients
• Data Gatherers

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Next Meeting

• Ethics of NSDC Partners
• Developers
• Providers
• 5 Levels of Evaluation of Professional Learning
• Small Group
• Volunteer
• OPL
• All-Read

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Next Professional Learning Advisory Board Meeting!

• March 2, 2005
• 400pm 700pm
• Navarro Academy Library
• 623 S. Pecos
• RSVP Carmen Ng, 299-4248 cng_at_saisd.net