Site Based Professional Development: "On a Shoe String"
Site based professional development has proven to be extremely
effective because it addresses the real needs of a building or professional group, is long term and directly involves educators in finding solutions to the immediate educational challenges that they face. One of the most cost effective means of professional learning, it is also proven to be the most powerful.
Purpose
The overall purpose of this seminar is to provide principals and teacher leaders with information and strategies for planning and providing professional development experiences in the school setting.
Specific Learning Outcomes
- To provide a framework of instructional supervision using Glickman’s model of Developmental Supervision;
- To agree upon a definition of embedded professional development and its connection to school improvement goals as well as teachers’ individualized development plans and professional growth plans in their evaluation processes;
- To learn and use three protocols for professional reading and discussion;
- To use two different protocols for examining student work;
- To generate ideas for forming study groups to build shared knowledge among members of the faculty; and,
- To tie the above outcomes into the development and sustenance of a professional learning community.
Procedures
A variety of experiences will be planned to maximize participation by all team members and to facilitate learning:
Lecture Bursts Videotaped Presentations
Modeling & Examples Table Talk
Walk & Talk Large Group Discussion
Carousel Goal Setting
About the Consultant
An organizational and educational consultant, Dr. Colflesh works with school districts in the state providing presentation, facilitation, consulting and coaching services. She appreciates most the opportunity to provide facilitation of group work in districts and communities. Her experience includes work as a teacher, principal, staff developer and ISD administrator. Several sources have provided the development of her organizational development knowledge and skills: a strong mentor, many hours of professional development and training, coaching support from nationally-known consultants, an emphasis in her doctoral studies, and plenty of practice and reflection.
Nancy earned her doctorate at MichiganStateUniversity where her dissertation exploring the relationship between women’s lives and their leadership values and beliefs earned the Distinguished Dissertation Award from the American Educational Research Association’s Special Interest Group: Research on Women in Education. In addition to her consultant work, she also is a member of the adjunct faculty in the Department of Educational Administration in MichiganStateUniversity’s College of Education. She recently was recognized by her EAD colleagues with the UCEA Excellence in Educational Leadership Award. Above all, she is a learner.
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May 7, 2008, Kent ISD
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Hours:
These workshops are expected to run from 8:30am until 3:45pm.
Includes lunch.
Cost:
Individual Registration:
$125 Michigan ASCD Member
$200 Michigan ASCD Non-Member (Includes an annual Michigan ASCD Membership)
District Team Registration:
If one member of a district team is a Michigan ASCD member, the entire team can register at Michigan ASCD member cost, $125 each.
If no member of a district team is a Michigan ASCD member, one member of the team must register as a Michigan ASCD non-member, at $200 (Including an annual Michigan ASCD Membership), and the remaining team members can register at Michigan ASCD member cost, $125 each.
District Team Registrations cannot be submitted online. The entire team registrations must be faxed together to fax # 517.327.0771. One registration form, per team member, please.