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What Constitutes Good PD?

A Principal's Reflections

Below are some effective strategies, ideas, and learning opportunities that will provide you and your school the means to invigorate professional development to get real results. Each is hyperlinked to additional information.

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Individualized and Personalized Learning

The Principal of Change

Personalized learning really taps into the passions of students. Initiatives like “ Genius Hour “, “ Edcamps for Students “, “Innovation Week” , or “ Identity Day ” provide opportunities for students to really shine and share what they are interested in.

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Connecting Personalized Professional Learning to a Bigger Purpose

The Principal of Change

I received this question and image from David Voves today regarding a passage from “ The Innovator’s Mindset “: “Reading today and with personalized pd, I always question what I have in orange. Wondering if you could give me insight?” These conversations are crucial to helping move education forward.

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THANK YOU for 5 Amazing Years of Educational Podcasting! Thank You For Amazing Feedback!

TeacherCast

Principal November 28, 2013 by Spike Cook from United States The Teachercast network is an amazing resource for educators throughout the world. May 13, 2013 by FootballMom19 from United States TeacherCast.net is an incredible platform of resources for educators. This is an engaging, helpful podcast and I always learn a lot from it.

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Google Apps for Education Tips, Tricks, and our Favorite Chrome Extensions | #TechEducator 101

TeacherCast

Principal November 28, 2013 by Spike Cook from United States The Teachercast network is an amazing resource for educators throughout the world. May 13, 2013 by FootballMom19 from United States TeacherCast.net is an incredible platform of resources for educators. This is an engaging, helpful podcast and I always learn a lot from it.

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Compliance does not foster innovation.

The Principal of Change

In my workshops, I always encourage people that if the session doesn’t work for them, they are more than welcome to leave (but not in a threatening way, more in the idea of the Edcamp model of “voting with your feet”), or they can work on things that they are interested in learning.

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8 Things to Look for in Today’s Professional Learning (Part 2)

The Principal of Change

Is it possible with staff to develop criteria on what successful professional learning looks like, and then develop new ideas on how it could be implemented. Is it possible to develop individual learning plans for ourselves to really take ownership of our learning? Professional learning in many places, needs an overhaul.