This document discusses key aspects of developing professionalism for educators. It covers professional learning communities, which aim to unite educators around student learning through shared leadership, creativity, values and supportive conditions. Professional development is important for lifelong learning and improving teaching practices using various resources. Respect and rapport are also important, as trusting relationships transfer to student-teacher relationships and lead to positive outcomes. Professional growth plans are roadmaps that engage self-reflection, determine growth needs, and aid collaborative learning to improve teaching and student learning.
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Professional Learning Communities
What are Professional Learning Communities?
A group united in a their commitment to an outcome such as student
learning, classroom management, etc.
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Professional Learning Communities
What are the benefits of joining a Professional Learning
Community?
Supportive and Shared Leadership
Collective Creativity
Shared Values and Vision
Supportive Conditions
Shared Personal Practice
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Professional Development
Professional Development is
Not only learning new approaches but IMPLEMENTING them
Lifelong learning
Ongoing
Networking
Professional inquiry
An OBLIGATION!!!!!!!!!!
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Professional Development
Improving teaching practices through:
Online learning communities
Online blogs
Professional journals and magazines
School wide trainings
Industry specific conferences and tradeshows
Coaching/Mentoring
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Respect & Rapport
Trusting, generous and caring traits in teacher relationships
transfer to relationship between student and teacher.
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Respect & Rapport
Respect & Rapport lead to:
Positive relationships
Increased outcomes
A collegial environment
Diverse ideas
A healthy learning ecosystem
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Respect & Rapport
Respect & Rapport needs to be maintained by all members of
the learning ecosystem:
Teacher
Student
Supplemental Services
Administrators
Families
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Professional Growth Plans
What is a Professional Growth Plan?
Simply stated, a roadmap to help an educator identify how to get
from point A to point B
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Professional Growth Plans
How is a PGP helpful?
Engages educators in self-reflection
Defines immediate needs of educator and student and provides a
path on how to get there
Determines educators individual growth needs
Develops a plan of action for improving teaching and learning in the
classrooms
Aids in collaborative learning between different members of the
learning ecosystem
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Professional Growth Plan
Example:
http://northernlightscdc.org/career-pathways/ipdp-individual-
professional-development-plan/
Now it’s your turn to create one!!!!