PD+Plan

Share your ideas for ongoing, job-embedded, sustained Professional Development. This could include proposed daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly schedules, online PD ideas/strategies, PLC implementation ideas, Lesson Study, etc.

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There is no such thing as "Staff Development Days." I think to be ongoing, job-embedded and sustained, we need to break away from the pockets of learning. Well intended, but current models don't always support ongoing learning expectations.

Teacher driven based on student needs. Data driven


 * **Idea** || **Pros** || **Cons** ||
 * Form small teams composed of teachers from all the core areas + school leaders/community members/students. Groups meet frequently throughout the year, learning hands-on. - [|Lisa]

While not knowing what the structure will be, these meetings might be virtual as well as in person. user:kajigga ||  ||   || 100% on target for each teacher maximizes buy-in || costly requires curriculum and tech knowledge on the part of coach ||
 * No whole group traditional PD; instead all PD is in-classroom mentoring and coaching driven by the teacher (We've done curriculum development this way as well with a lot of success.) || customized