Participating in, initiating, implementing, and evaluating professional development programs.
Professional development is a crucial component of being an effective educator because it keeps educators current on modern education trends, research, and policies. There is a wide range of professional development modes and topics from college courses and professional conferences to book studies within a school. Professional development can provide training on curriculum and program materials, interventions, technology, and a plethora of other topics. Participation in these programs gives educators a chance to collaborate and make decisions about implementing new strategies into their own instruction. I have attended many professional development sessions related to new curricula being implemented over the last few years (i.e. EnVisions math, Lucy Calkins writing, Good Habits Great Readers, and Fundations). But I have also participated in an ongoing program for Kindergarten teachers called Kindergarten Academy as well as a technology program called enTICE in 2013-14.
My first artifact is a slide show from an October Kindergarten Academy meeting. These meetings are held once per month and are comprised of Kindergarten teachers collaborating about Kindergarten topics and concerns. Each time I walk away with new ideas to try out in my classroom. The second artifact is the link to my school's 2013-14 enTICE program that I participated in. The program was designed to help teachers integrate technology into the curriculum. The third artifact is the link to my classroom blog. I will be hosting a few professional development sessions on creating and utilizing blogs in the classroom in late fall/early winter 2014 for teachers at my school.
Professional development is a crucial component of being an effective educator because it keeps educators current on modern education trends, research, and policies. There is a wide range of professional development modes and topics from college courses and professional conferences to book studies within a school. Professional development can provide training on curriculum and program materials, interventions, technology, and a plethora of other topics. Participation in these programs gives educators a chance to collaborate and make decisions about implementing new strategies into their own instruction. I have attended many professional development sessions related to new curricula being implemented over the last few years (i.e. EnVisions math, Lucy Calkins writing, Good Habits Great Readers, and Fundations). But I have also participated in an ongoing program for Kindergarten teachers called Kindergarten Academy as well as a technology program called enTICE in 2013-14.
My first artifact is a slide show from an October Kindergarten Academy meeting. These meetings are held once per month and are comprised of Kindergarten teachers collaborating about Kindergarten topics and concerns. Each time I walk away with new ideas to try out in my classroom. The second artifact is the link to my school's 2013-14 enTICE program that I participated in. The program was designed to help teachers integrate technology into the curriculum. The third artifact is the link to my classroom blog. I will be hosting a few professional development sessions on creating and utilizing blogs in the classroom in late fall/early winter 2014 for teachers at my school.