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All teachers will need 30 hours of Professional Development- 12 District level PD and 18 hours of school level PD. This information applies to the District level PD. See your building administrator team for your school level requirements.
Research* shows that high quality professional learning is:
Ongoing & Sustained
Specific to a teacher's subject area & grade
Inclusive of the strategies it asks teachers to use
Practice based
Reflective
Additionally, we know that mastery of new skills takes 20 separate instance of practice and that greatest change in practice occurs after 3 years of participation and more than 80 hours of PD.
In order to meet teachers where they see the most need in their own personalized professional learning, Fort Thomas Independent Schools is bringing forward a new wave of learning that will allow for more flexible District choice.
*Powered Up Blended Learning: A Professional Learning Infrastructure to Support Sustainable Change - Catlin Tucker
Each of the following options will earn participants a base of 12 hours of District level PD. Click on the images below to view the choices for each category of Professional Development. You will have between May 1-14 to consider options, and beginning on May 15 you will register for your choice with the District.