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PD is something that you authentically experience. It is not done to you.

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PD is something that you authentically experience. It is not done to you.

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PD should be self-directed. Wouldn't it be ideal if a teacher could pose their own question or challenge and spend a significant amount of time studying it?

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PD should be self-directed. Wouldn't it be ideal if a teacher could pose their own question or challenge and spend a significant amount of time studying it?

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PD should be embedded into the daily work of teaching

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PD should be embedded into the daily work of teaching

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PD must be timely and relevant to what teachers do in the classroom

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PD must be timely and relevant to what teachers do in the classroom

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Effective PD at some point should be tied to specific gains in student learning and performance... and that should not at all be tied to test scores

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Effective professional development must offer choice and be differentiated, within the confines of the stated goals of the organization.

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Effective PD must be meaningful, timely and have follow up coaching.

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Effective PD must be meaningful, timely and have follow up coaching.

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Effective professional learning requires a) support b)willingness c) engagement d) ongoing e)relevant

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Effective PD must be buffet style to meet the needs of all the staff.

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Effective PD must be buffet style to meet the needs of all the staff.

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Effective PD needs to be relevant to the teacher's needs.

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Effective PD needs to be relevant to the teacher's needs.

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Effective PD is ongoing and should model application of the material.  It should also include a variety of activities that help participants learn, practice and then reflect on the content and its use.

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Effective PD is ongoing and should model application of the material.  It should also include a variety of activities that help participants learn, practice and then reflect on the content and its use.

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There must be an evaluative component of PD experiences. It's important to determine what is working as well as what is not.

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There must be an evaluative component of PD experiences. It's important to determine what is working as well as what is not.

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Effective PD must involve teachers in the planning phases. It is important to know what teachers feel that they need not necessarily just what administrators think they need. 

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Effective PD must involve teachers in the planning phases. It is important to know what teachers feel that they need not necessarily just what administrators think they need. 

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Effective PD is focused on student learning. It is intensive, ongoing, and connected to practice. It is job-embedded and addresses teaching of specific curriculum content. It's aligned with school improvement priorities and goals, and is collaborative building strong working relationships among teachers.

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Effective PD is focused on student learning. It is intensive, ongoing, and connected to practice. It is job-embedded and addresses teaching of specific curriculum content. It's aligned with school improvement priorities and goals, and is collaborative building strong working relationships among teachers.

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Adapted from Linda-Darling Hammond

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Effective PD offers support and coaching, with a structured and well-facilitated community of practice and appropriate technical support.

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Effective PD offers support and coaching, with a structured and well-facilitated community of practice and appropriate technical support.

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Effective PD actively engages learners, with opportunities to learn content deeply in a variety of ways, and to engage, reflect, discuss and plan for implementation. It models good instructional practices and provides opportunities to apply learning, receive feedback and refine accordingly.

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Effective PD actively engages learners, with opportunities to learn content deeply in a variety of ways, and to engage, reflect, discuss and plan for implementation. It models good instructional practices and provides opportunities to apply learning, receive feedback and refine accordingly.

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Effective PD offers teachers both voice and choice. It delves deeply and directly into teachers’ everyday challenges in their own subject/grade. It is sustained in duration, with many opportunities to learn and practice over a long period of time.

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Effective PD offers teachers both voice and choice. It delves deeply and directly into teachers’ everyday challenges in their own subject/grade. It is sustained in duration, with many opportunities to learn and practice over a long period of time.

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Effective PD should engage teachers, be ongoing, aligned/connected to school goals, provide an opportunity for ongoing collaboration and support. Like students, they should be given a choice and time to reflect on practices.

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Effective PD should engage teachers, be ongoing, aligned/connected to school goals, provide an opportunity for ongoing collaboration and support. Like students, they should be given a choice and time to reflect on practices.

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Effective professional development is personalized, collaborative, consistent and tied to district or school goals. 

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Effective professional development is personalized, collaborative, consistent and tied to district or school goals. 

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Effective PD should be sustained through coaching, opportunities to "tweak" information  in order to localized benefit, and allow for ongoing colleagial exchange.

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Effective PD should be sustained through coaching, opportunities to "tweak" information  in order to localized benefit, and allow for ongoing colleagial exchange.

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Effective PD SHOULD mirror district goals for educators and model exactly the expectations set for the classroom.

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Effective PD SHOULD mirror district goals for educators and model exactly the expectations set for the classroom.

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Effective PD has to be blended, personalized (choice), Competency based, collaborative, and there needs to be tim for reflection.

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Effective PD has to be blended, personalized (choice), Competency based, collaborative, and there needs to be tim for reflection.

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Effective PD should be connected to the district/school vision, connect with previous PD, and be revisited regularly to measure effectiveness and identify next steps.

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Effective PD should be connected to the district/school vision, connect with previous PD, and be revisited regularly to measure effectiveness and identify next steps.

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Effective professional development happens when it is embedded, accessible, and sustainable

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Effective professional development happens when it is embedded, accessible, and sustainable

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Effective PD should include opportunity for teachers to apply what they learn in their classroom, reflect on the experience, share with Colleagues to get feedback....and cycle back if possible.

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Effective PD should include opportunity for teachers to apply what they learn in their classroom, reflect on the experience, share with Colleagues to get feedback....and cycle back if possible.

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Effective PD must be relevant to your districts needs and supported with repetitive planned opportunities for reflection.

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Effective PD must be relevant to your districts needs and supported with repetitive planned opportunities for reflection.

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Effective professional development provides a support network for ongoing learning. The network includes teaching colleagues, administrators, coaches, and other members of the school community.

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Effective professional development provides a support network for ongoing learning. The network includes teaching colleagues, administrators, coaches, and other members of the school community.

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Effective Professional Learning is when staff collaborate and revisit work that was completed.

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Effective Professional Learning is when staff collaborate and revisit work that was completed.

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Effective PD happens consistently, not just when the district has allotted time in the school calendar. PD is one where you learn and share. Then having time to incorporate and then come back and reflect.

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Effective PD should incorporate ongoing follow-up, coaching, and reflection.

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Effective PD should incorporate ongoing follow-up, coaching, and reflection.

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Effective PD should provide opportunities to engage in relevant topics, experience working with that topic, have time to reflect on the topic and time to apply the new learning to one's practice.

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Effective PD should provide opportunities to engage in relevant topics, experience working with that topic, have time to reflect on the topic and time to apply the new learning to one's practice.

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Effective PD should provide opportunities to delve deeply into a topic.

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Effective PD should provide opportunities to delve deeply into a topic.

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Effective Professional Learning needs to be aligned with district and school goals.

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Effective Professional Learning needs to be aligned with district and school goals.

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Effective Professional Learning needs to be supported by all stakeholders.

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Effective Professional Learning needs to be supported by all stakeholders.

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Effective Professional Learning has to be meaningful and relevant.

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Effective Professional Learning has to be meaningful and relevant.

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Effective Professional Learning needs to be ongoing and consistent.

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Effective Professional Learning needs to be ongoing and consistent.