If not a workshop, then what?
Educators don’t have to sit in lecture halls to learn how
to improve their teaching and learning. Consider one or a variety
of these ideas and how they could be used in your school district.
“We must
engage everyone's intelligence, imagination, and energy
to make our public schools run over with quality for all.”
Kathleen
Straus, State
Board of Education President
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- Conduct action research projects
- Attend awareness-level seminars
- Plan lessons with a teaching colleague
- Consult an expert
- Be coached by an expert
- Form study or support groups
- Give presentations at conferences
- Attend conferences
- Shadow another professional in the field
- Research on the Internet
- Lead a school-wide committee project
- Be a mentor
- Be mentored
- Observe model practices
- Read journals, educational magazines, books
- Write an article about your work
- Keep a reflection log or journal
- Listen to video/audio recordings
- Videotape yourself in your work setting
- Give yourself critical feedback
- Do a self-assessment
- Participate in a video conference or conference calls with
experts
- Develop curricula
- Be involved in school improvement planning
- Examine new technological resources to supplement the learning
and working environment
(Adapted from a National Staff Development Council series
on professional development)
For more information, contact: National Staff Development Council,
P.O. Box 240, Oxford, OH 45056, (800) 727-7288, fax (513) 523-0638,
www.nsdc.org. |
