21st century professional development: why shift?

21st Century

Professional

Development

WHY

SHIFT?

How can

the district

SUPPORT

so MANY

professional

learning

goals?

times of RAPID change?

How can we keep up in

Are we

putting the

responsibility

in the hands

of the

LEARNER?

Critical thinkers?

Problem solvers?

Good communicators?

Good collaborators?

Information and

technology literate?

Flexible and adaptable?

Innovative and creative?

Globally competent?

Are we fostering teachers to be….?

What SHOULD PD look like?

Differentiated

Choice

Multiple Paths-Participants OWN their

learning causing INCREASED

engagement

Everyone is a CO-LEARNER,

side-by-side, equal

PD is an ongoing,

job-

embedded,

and a

DAILY

learning

process

Tap into Teacher EXPERTISE

Build

Capacity

Focus on making learning

Visible and Reflective

Voice

Audience

Focus on LIFE-LONG

learning

Focus on

outcomes

Think

OUTSIDE

the Box

Where to

START?

Connect

Communicate

Collaborate

Get Information –

EXPAND Outside Our Walls

Create GLOBALLY

connected

educators

Bring ideas and new

learning HOME

Ultimately

about

student

success

Michelle Nebel

@mnebel