Strengthen a Proactive & Positive Culture

Providing meaningful professional learning for Londonderry School District's teachers is important for their ongoing acquisition of EdTech teaching skills, which in turn, benefit their students. Just as students learning with digital tools need time and support, teachers, too, need investment in professional learning (Office of Educational Technology, 2018). Prioritizing professional learning, fostering collaboration in our teaching community, and providing access to shared resources align with the school district's 2019-2024 Strategic Plan. Strengthening a proactive and positive culture for all is a priority of the district, and educator competence and confidence are crucial in making this a reality.

Questions to Consider

PLANNING

• Have we allocated time and resources on the school calendar for EdTech professional development opportunities for teachers?

TEACHING & LEARNING

• Do teachers have opportunities to develop skills for leveraging learning technologies in powerful ways? What do they have and what do they need?

• How are teachers incentivized to create and innovate their digital pedagogy?

• What opportunities do we provide teachers to identify and select professional development that is tailored to their needs?

• What assessments do teachers need to understand the degree of learning loss in their students & how can we innovate our practice and ongoing assessments to mitigate future learning loss?

• What resources exist that demonstrate the best evidence-based practices in digital learning? What does Londonderry School District need to procure and create?

COMMUNICATION

• What feedback can be gathered to determine what is - or is not - working for our teachers?

• How will we establish an ongoing system to acquire feedback from teachers to assess professional learning across the district's five school buildings?