Personalized PD
Your Voice and Personalized Experiences Matter!
“Tell Your Story” and Personalize It!
-Teachers want the autonomy for self-directed professional growth.
Personalized PD is a great, yet simple, concept for schools to use. Many schools are defined purely by their standardized assessment data. Unfortunately, this paints a cold, incomplete, and singular snapshot of the learning ecosystem. Through the application of digital technology, teachers and students can tell a more personalized and vibrant story of their learning ecosystem. We encourage teachers and students to personalize their learning experiences, by telling a more balanced and accurate depiction of the learning experience. Therefore, “Tell Your Story” provides a powerful voice for every person in the learning ecosystem.
Leverage Technology to “Tell Your Story”
Through the use of digital social learning tools, schools can curate students’ engagement with their academic content. In one simple step, educators are able to accomplish teacher evaluations; earn graduate credit toward licensure renewal; and meet their important community engagement requirements. Personalized PD is drastically different from the traditional practice of teacher professional development, which is a monologue of theory preached at educators during workshops, conferences, staff meetings and some Twitter Chats. The professional development of teachers is being transformed by a major paradigm shift. Professional development is squarely focused on the students’ learning tasks; what is done in the classroom by students. Personalized PD is more efficient, time saving, and engaging for teachers to implement; it’s all about teachers having the autonomy to innovate.
Curate these items, as you “Tell Your Story”
- Real-time Learning
- Application of Technology
- Collaborative Learning
- Structured Debate
- Academic Research
- Assessment of Learning
- Leadership Expectations
- Communication Skills
- Creative and Technical Writing
- Comprehensive Problem-Solving
