Many educators have found the value in the on-demand, online professional development found within PD 360. Read how several people have used PD 360 and how it has helped them in their classrooms.
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TESTIMONIALS
"PD 360 Puts Every Resource into
the Hands of Every Teacher."
PD 360 is the world’s largest online, on-demand video library of professional development resources for educators that
leverages an award-winning technology platform to make professional learning more practical, scalable, and measurable.
With over 200 hours of research-based award-winning video content, plus integrated tools for follow-up, tracking, reflection,
and group training, PD 360 is the most comprehensive solution for all your professional development needs.
I am a better teacher because of PD 360. The high- “I LOVE PD 360! Last year our district watched over
quality instructional strategies programs have made 2,200 hours of videos (we have 3,500 teachers and
me more conscious of my teaching techniques and the sometimes teams watched video clips together) and this
differentiated instruction programs have made me more year we exceeded that number in hours watched in the
aware of my students’ learning differences. And because first semester. Educators absolutely want it back!”
PD 360 continues to add new content, I stay current on Dr. Tracee Grigsby, PD Coordinator, Alief ISD, TX
the newest ideas and strategies.”
Nicola Vrabel, Mathematics Teacher “I encourage administrators to go to the PD 360 website,
Monroe City Schools, Louisiana get a free trial, and check it out. It has been valuable
for our school and we are getting a lot out of this all-
"Many of our teachers are saying that this is the best inclusive program. I believe it is really the best bang for
professional development they have ever experienced. In the buck!”
just six months, we have had great teacher buy-in with Larry Davis, Principal Emery High School
70% usage and with approximately 128,000 minutes Emery County School District, Utah
viewed. Our goal is to attain 100% usage within the first
month of the next school year."
Monty Wilson, Supervisor of Secondary Curriculum
and Instruction, Wilson County Schools, TN
"I had one teacher tell me that she had learned more in
a seventeen minute PD 360 video segment than she had
learned in two years of talking about and studying the
same subject."
Karen Sanders, Retired Executive Director of
Professional Development, Burleson ISD, TX
"I am the number one cheerleader for PD 360 at South
College. This phenomenal tool is the best professional
development out there, much better than conferences!
It is a well of information and I am repeatedly impressed!”
Emily Walker, PhD, Program Co-Chair/Professor
Master of Education in Teacher as Instructional
Leader Program
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WHAT EDUCATORS
ARE SAYING
ABOUT PD 360
"I can recommend many concepts to teachers, but "As a district, we have established a focus for our
hearing other teachers and seeing real classroom PD, a significant coaching support for teachers, and
examples gives them an “ah-ha” moment. They become we center significant energies on building capacity
much more aware when it is not just my suggestion." through professional learning communities. PD
360 has been a wonderful complement to these
Ronda Cosby, Principal, Chancey Elementary
efforts and provides both district- and building-level
School, KY
administrators with an easy way to build a common
language among our faculty and support teachers in
“Budget cuts have made it impossible to send all
specific areas when needed."
teachers to conferences or to bring in well-known
experts for training. For us, PD 360 is very cost-effective Melissa McConnell, Professional Development
as it provides professional development with the most Specialist, Shelby County Schools, Tennessee
current topics and the best authorities in education.
"It meets our need to individualize staff development
As a small, spread out district, it can be difficult to get
at a department level, vertical team level, school
all teachers together so we really benefit from PD 360’s
level, or individual teacher level. Because PD 360
accessible online training. It is easy to use, always
is hosted on our server, teachers can access it from
available, and encourages teachers to take charge of
school or home, making PD 360 the most flexible
their own development.
and pervasive method of professional development
What would I say to other districts about PD 360? Get it! delivery available."
It’s worth it! The benefits are huge!”
Scott Davis, Assistant Superintendant
Brent Bacon, Ed.S. Director of Special Services Lamesa Independent School District, TX
Laramie County School District #2, Wyoming
“PD 360 has all the leading experts whose work we had
been studying as a district including Rick DuFour, Rick
Stiggins, and McREL’s nine instructional strategies. The
real classroom examples were of the highest quality
and met our need to show teachers what best practices
actually look like.”
Karen Sanders, Retired Executive Director of
Professional Development, Burleson ISD, TX
"The content has made a huge difference in our distance
teaching program. We now have a way to model best
practices to our students no matter their location."
Dr. Nella B. Anderson, Director of the Teacher
Education Program, Western State College of
Colorado, CO
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