Research

Time and Quality of Professional Development

Research shows that teachers need at least 14 hours of high-quality PD on a single topic for effective classroom teaching.(Center for American Progress, 2013).

Expressed Teacher Interest in Technology PD Topics

Adult learners value choice and interest when it comes to learning. (Pink, 2011).

Summary:

The district offers many hours of Professional Development throughout the school year much of it is rated average. 

Some areas of interest for Technology Professional Development are technology skills and foundational skills at thirty percent and multimedia skills at thirty-two percent.

 Goal:

Teachers/Staff will be given interest-based activities for professional development.

Actions:

Work with the Curriculum Director and school based teams to find areas of interest 

with technology and allow the exploration of topics.