Professional Learning in the Learning Profession: A Status Of Teacher Development in the U.S. and Abroad

As announced in the March NSDC newsletter-
Free webinar: Professional Learning in the Learning Profession

In NSDC's latest free webinar, Deputy Executive Director Joellen Killion will provide an overview of Professional Learning in the Learning Profession: A Status Of Teacher Development in the U.S. and Abroad and answer questions. Read the report online before the webinar.

Join NSDC for this 45-minute webinar on April 16 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. To reserve a space, e-mail Deanna Sanchez, deanna.sanchez@nsdc.org.

"The Learning Educator"

At the NSDC 2008 Summer Affiliate leader's meeting, participants engaged in looking in depth at the new edition (2007) of the Learning Educator by Stephanie Hirsh and Joellen Killion. At our April VSDC Board meeting we will share this activity. Below are resources related to the activity shared by NSDC and compiled for this work. Use the blog comments to share back your thoughts/experiences with any of these activities.

• "Making Every Educator a Learning Educator" Education Week Article, April 14, 2008
• Agenda
• The Learning Educator PowerPoint
• Tool 2: The 1997 Vision, Reflecting on our Progress
• Tool 3: The 1997 Vision, Evaluating Success
• Tool 4: Principles Notecards
• Tool 5: Principles Reflection
• Tool 6: Principles Survey
• Tool 7: The 2007 Vision, Projecting Success
• Tool 9: Next Action Thinking
• Tool 10: Presentation Cover
• Grow Our Vision PowerPoint

From Missouri State Regional Professional Development Center Book Forum Activities

• Activity Sheet #1 Professional Development Paradigm Shift Continuum
  

Principle 1: PRINCIPLES pp 11-21

• Activity #2 Conceptual Mind Map
• Activity #3 Espoused Principle Alignment

Principle 2: DIVERSITY pp 25-33

• Activity #4 Team Activity - Attitude Walk
• Activity #5 Differences vs Deficits Chart

Archive: EdWeek webinar Creating Effective Teacher Professional Development in Tough Economic Times

The EdWeek webinar Creating Effective Teacher Professional Development in Tough Economic Times can be accessed here. Click here.

Teaching experts don't necessarily see the current financial crunch in schools as all bad when it comes to teacher professional development. Many believe it could bring focus and innovative thinking to practices that are too often fragmented and hidebound by convention. This webinar looks at how schools and districts can rethink staff development programs in order both to control costs and improve effectiveness.

Presenters: Stephanie Hirsh, executive director of the National Staff Development Council and Regis A. Shields, director of Education Resource Strategies

As a follow up, you are also invited to download a related issue paper titled Teaching in the 21^st Century. Created as part of eduviews, a K-12 leadership series, this paper explores new professional development models in practice across the nation. Download now.