PD List friends,

As we wind down our discussions and reflections on PD standards, I
wonder what we might learn about our work -- what we have in common --
if we shared our quick thoughts to the following questions:

 

1.	If you were to pick three standards from the list below to guide
your work, which three would you choose?

 

2.	How do you think your work would advance in that regard?

 

3.	What supports do you already have in place that you could tap?

 

4.	What resources would you need from your program, PD Center, or
state entity in order to further your work in that area?

 

I look forward to hearing from you, Jackie

 

Jackie Taylor, PD List Moderator, jataylor at utk.edu 

 

 

AALPD Draft Professional Development Standards

 

1.      Deepens practitioners' knowledge of content areas, instructional
strategies, and assessment strategies based on research and professional
wisdom to help learners meet their goals.  

 

2.      Prepares practitioners to appreciate and respond to the needs of
all students, create supportive environments, and hold high expectations
for all learners. 

 

3.      Uses data from multiple sources (e.g., needs assessment of
practitioners, programs, teachers, and funders; student data) to
determine adult learning priorities, monitor progress, and help sustain
continuous improvement for programs and learners. 

 

4.      Uses multiple evaluation strategies to guide improvement and
demonstrate its impact.

 

5.      Enhances practitioners' abilities to evaluate and apply current
research, theory, evidence-based practices, and professional wisdom.

 

6.      Is well designed in that it takes place over time, uses teaching
and learning strategies appropriate to the intended goals, and employs a
variety of delivery approaches and methods. 

 

7.      Models theories of adult learning and development

 

8.      Fosters program, community, and state level collaboration.

 

9.      Builds learning communities that foster collaboration and peer
learning among practitioners.

 

10.  Requires leadership at the state and local levels that promotes
effective professional development and fosters continuous instructional
improvement. 

 

11.  Is based on a set of policies that support practitioners' access to
quality professional development. 

 

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