tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post2123287915954528651..comments2024-03-27T11:28:13.401-06:00Comments on Education Matters: Duval County's culture of fear (rough draft)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-82576200712781734832015-09-20T08:06:48.885-06:002015-09-20T08:06:48.885-06:00My PLC's are just mini-faculty meetings. We NE...My PLC's are just mini-faculty meetings. We NEVER discuss strategies to improve student learning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-5414395965129342722015-09-20T07:26:00.080-06:002015-09-20T07:26:00.080-06:00I'm sorry I wasn't there. Here are three t...I'm sorry I wasn't there. Here are three things the District should do to improve professional development:<br />1. Ask the teachers what they need. Allow teachers meaningful input into the selection of professional development areas.<br />2. Choose one topic and stay on it for an entire year. Don't try to do a couple dozen professional development topics over a year. Focus will bring improved results and actual implementation. No one can do everything at once.<br />3. Sessions then should continue to develop and revisit the training. After the session, teachers can try out the idea, gather results, and bring feedback to the next session. Provide support and follow-up. Teachers can then identify what's working and what could be done a different way. Go back to the classroom and keep on the emphasis. The District does these one-off sessions as if they have a list to check off. Little follow-up and support is provided. This is why professional development often is wasted time. On her own, a teacher tries something, it goes rough, and, with no support, the logical thing is to forget about it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544213160574214282noreply@blogger.com