This option is best when school is in session. These days typically include time working with teachers on a predetermined topic of interest or area of need. Depending on the needs and interests of the school, these days could be a combination of meetings, classroom demonstrations and teacher coaching. The day can be broken up by grade level or by topics. This type of support is usually best across multiple days, either a few days back-to-back or multiple days across a school year.
A full-day workshop is often best for schools looking to support teachers on an inservice day, release day or during summer learning. They can be a single day of learning or last up to a week, depending on the topic and needs of the school or district. These options usually include a larger number of participants yet are interactive and engaging for those involved. The content of the day will be created to uniquely suit the needs of the client. Workshops are especially helpful when schools are interested in taking on a broad topic or are looking to launch a new style of teaching or curriculum.
Distance learning is an option that allows for professional learning to happen between a school and presenter without the presenter being onsite. Through Zoom or GoogleHangout the presenter will engage participants in learning around a particular topic. Depending on the interests of the school or district, these days could be presentation style, open “office-hours” or a question and answer session where questions are submitted and content is prepared in advance. Distance learning might be a full-day on one topic, shorter learning modules on varying topics, or shorter sessions bundled together across a year.
This option is best when school is in session. These days typically include time working with teachers on a predetermined topic of interest or area of need. Depending on the needs and interests of the school, these days could be a combination of meetings, classroom demonstrations and teacher coaching. The day can be broken up by grade level or by topics. This type of support is usually best across multiple days, either a few days back-to-back or multiple days across a school year.
Leadership and coaching support can accompany one of the options above or be its own type of professional learning. There are many options for how leadership and coaching support might look, should you be interested in this option a consultation will help determine a course of action. Examples of leadership and coaching support include an on-site coaching institute to support coaches development of skills, a full-day workshop for administrators around teaching best practices, and on-site walk-throughs with coaches or administrators with specific goals and look-fors.
Every school has unique needs and professional development structures. It can be a lot to think through goals and plans that make sense for an entire staff. I’m happy to think through this with you, together we can talk about where you’re at and where you want to go. By sharing professional development structures and topics that have been crafted to fit hundreds of different needs, you’ll walk away with a clear plan and vision for what is possible. Schedule a 30 minute phone or video conference to discuss the unique needs of your learners, teachers, school or district.
