Professional Growth Models: A Study of Three NESA Schools

Professional growth models that prioritize professional growth rather than evaluation as their primary goal stimulate a habit of continuous improvement; increase collective responsibility for student and educator success; strengthen professional practice; and build a culture of collaboration.

In this session, explore the link between professional growth and student learning and learn how three NESA schools created and are implementing their professional growth models. We will investigate the process schools used to develop their models, understand the challenges they met along the journey, compare and contrast the models, and formulate lessons learned to apply to your own professional growth models.

Assessing Impact of Professional Learning

Measuring the impact and effectiveness of professional learning contributes to improving its effectiveness and impact, yet linking professional learning to educator effectiveness and student success is essential to securing resources to extend and maintain effective professional learning.

Planning for and conducting multi-level evaluations seems challenging to those whose primary task is facilitating and coordinating professional learning. In this session, explore the decisions, processes, and tools required to measure the impact and effectiveness of professional learning and use the evidence to both improve practice and advocacy for continued educator learning.

Specifically, we will examine an eight-step process and tools to plan, conduct and report evaluation and use the results. In addition, we will apply the process to an existing or simulated professional learning initiative to deepen your understanding of how the process can apply to individual, team, division, or schoolwide professional learning.

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Workshop 1

Workshop Presentation (9MB)

Workshop 2

(A) Assessing Impact of Professional Learning