SAISD Professional Learning Advisory Board Meeting

1. SAISD Professional Learning Advisory Board Meeting Thursday, January 20, 2005

2. Agenda • Welcome • Recap & Feedback from 1st Meeting • Workshop Demo & Feedback • NSDC Standards for Staff Development • 7 Models of Professional Learning • Assessment of Current Status

3. 7 Models of Professional Development • Training • Observation/Assessment • Involvement in a Development/Improvement Process • Study Groups • Inquiry/Action Research • Individually Guided Activities • Mentoring

4. For Each of the 7 Models, Consider– • Looks like this… • Assumptions are… • Reported impact…

5. NSDC Standards • Context • Process • Content

6. Context • Learning Communities • Organizes adults whose goals are aligned with those of the school and district • Leadership • Requires skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement • Resources • Required to support adult learning and collaboration

7. Process • Data-Driven • Uses data to determine adult learning priorities, monitor progress, and sustain continuous improvement • Evaluation • Uses multiple sources of information to guide improvement and demonstrate its impact • Research-Based • Prepares educators to apply research to decision making

8. Process (cont’d) • Design • Uses learning strategies appropriate to intended goals • Learning • Applies knowledge about human learning and change • Collaboration • Provides educators with knowledge and skills to collaborate

9. Content • Equity • Prepares all to understand and appreciate diverse populations • Quality Teaching • Deepens educators’ content knowledge & provides research-based instructional strategies to help students meet rigorous academic standards • Family Involvement • Provides instructors with knowledge and skills to involve families and other stakeholders as appropriate

10. Current Status • Elements of Reporting • Recipients • Data Gatherers

11. Next Meeting • Ethics of NSDC Partners • Developers • Providers • 5 Levels of Evaluation of Professional Learning • Small Group • Volunteer • OPL • All-Read

12. Next Professional Learning Advisory Board Meeting! March 2, 2005 4:00pm – 7:00pm Navarro Academy Library 623 S. Pecos RSVP:Carmen Ng, 299-4248; cng@saisd.net