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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Professional Development Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Thank you to all who shared their experiences with quality
PD, and for your shared feedback on the draft AALPD standards. I’ll post
a summary shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>I revisited our starting point – our experiences
with PD that leads to change (<a
href="http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Summary:_PD_Experiences">http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Summary:_PD_Experiences</a>),
to see whether and to what extent our experiences are reflected in the draft
standards. I created a third column in the standards matrix, and I plugged in our
experiences as they might align with the standards.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Here is where I saw connections, but don’t take my
word for it! Play around with it and see where you find alignment and gaps:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://wiki.literacytent.org/images/5/5e/Draft_Standards_with_Experiences.doc">http://wiki.literacytent.org/images/5/5e/Draft_Standards_with_Experiences.doc</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Here are a couple of areas I saw where the AALPD might
revisit, based on subscriber experiences:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Being explicit about follow-up<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Teacher choice and
self-directed learning (we have variety, but do we have ongoing dialogue
around PD needs and goals?)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Treatment as professionals (ties
to bullet above; a recurrent theme throughout the discussions – in
what ways can/should PD standards for our field reflect the need to foster
professionalism and pride?)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Thanks again to all who contributed their time and
thoughts in the quality PD discussions. Your feedback will guide AALPD in
finalizing their recommendations for quality professional development standards,
and we’ll share next steps with you on that soon.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Jackie Taylor, PD List Moderator, <a
href="mailto:jataylor@utk.edu">jataylor@utk.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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