Professional Learning – Level 3 – Reframing Education

Professional Learning for Educators

Use the contents of this page to guide your "Reframing" discussions. Refer to the "Professinal Learning" section of your guidebook.

Assess Potential Professional Development Needs	Gather data to assess professional development needs for teachers prior to, and throughout the 2020-2021 school year, including on-going support sources.
How do we gather data to assess professional development needs for teachers throughout the school year?	ASCD Article on PD Needs Assessment Teacher Needs Assessment (Google Sheet) OTES 2.0 Self-Assessment Tool
How do we ensure equity in education, which includes each child and each teacher? Ensure that each child has access to relevant and challenging academic experiences and educational resources necessary for success. Ensure that each teacher has access to relevant and challenging professional development and resources. Equity must remain at the forefront of short-term and long-term goals, responses, and supports.	Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium Equity Audit Equitable Analysis Analysis Tool (Ohio Department of Education) Root Cause Analysis What Is Equity in Education?
How do we ensure focus on quality schools? Ensure that the entire school is committed to educating and supporting students so they acquire the knowledge and skills needed for future success. All working within the school should have a shared definition of future success for students as a shared understanding helps every child reach his or her goal.

Develop a Comprehensive, On-Going PD Plan	Create a comprehensive, on-going professional development plan to create sustainable change and professional growth.
How do we utilize the above needs assessment resources and plan a comprehensive PD plan that spans more than one school year?	Guiding Questions for School & District Leaders Review ODE’s High-Quality Professional Development PowerPoint Presentation Ohio Standards for Professional Development Professional Growth Plan Template – NOTES 2.0 – NOTES 2.0 Professional Development Plan Template
How do we ensure equity in education, which includes each child and each teacher? Ensure that each child has access to relevant and challenging academic experiences and educational resources necessary for success. Ensure that each teacher has access to relevant and challenging professional development and resources. Equity must remain at the forefront of short-term and long-term goals, responses, and supports.	Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gaps Increasing Equity for All Students Solving the Achievement Gap Through Equity, Not Equality (TedxYouth@Columbia Video) How do Schools Promote Equity Among Students? (NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Video) Local Equitable Planning Resources (Ohio Department of Education)
How do we ensure focus on quality schools? Ensure that the entire school is committed to educating and supporting students so they acquire the knowledge and skills needed for future success. All working within the school should have a shared definition of future success for students as a shared understanding helps every child reach his or her goal.	7 Design Elements of Effective Teacher Professional Development (Learning Policy Institute) Standards for Online Professional Development: Guidelines for Planning and Evaluating Online Professional Development Courses and Programs (Southern Regional Education Board)
How do we leverage available partnerships in professional growth? How do these partnerships help our district meet the goals we have set? Do the professional learning opportunities meet the guideline for professional learning?	Your local Educational Service Center (ESC) likely has state trainers and Regional Data leads, as well as curriculum specialists to assist with professional development. Click here to find the ESC that covers your region. The Ohio Department of Education has field specialists and professional development standards as well as courses in Ohio’s Learning Management System. Many professional companies/organizations offer partnerships/subscriptions for professional learning. Some potential professional development partnerships are available here. As some professional learning opportunities become more available in an online setting, utilize the Online Professional Learning Quality Checklist to ensure teacher online professional learning is high-quality and meaningful.

Develop Personalized PD Plans	Create personalized pathways that meet the needs of individual teachers and their personalized goals.
How do we provide resources and allow/assist teachers in developing their own personalized professional development plans? How do educators self-assess and examine their practice? How do educators determine priorities and goals and align them with building and district plans?	Guiding Questions for Educators for Developing Personalized PD Plans Using the Ohio Standards for Professional Development: Educator Effectiveness (Ohio’s Learning Management System Course) – This online course is designed to introduce or re-engage educators with the Ohio Standards for Professional Development. The course outlines guidelines and criteria for creating and evaluating high-quality professional learning experiences. Sample Post-Event Action Plan Template for Teachers Personalized Professional Learning: A Job-Embedded Pathway for Elevating Teacher Voice (ASCD book)
How do we ensure equity in education, which includes each child and each teacher? Ensure that each child has access to relevant and challenging academic experiences and educational resources necessary for success. Ensure that each teacher has access to relevant and challenging professional development and resources. Equity must remain at the forefront of short-term and long-term goals, responses, and supports.	Teacher Equity Rubric (U.S. Education Delivery Institute and The Education Trust)
How do we ensure focus on quality schools? Ensure that the entire school is committed to educating and supporting students so they acquire the knowledge and skills needed for future success. All working within the school should have a shared definition of future success for students as a shared understanding helps every child reach his or her goal.
How do we leverage available partnerships when assisting educators with the development of personalized PD plans?	Your local Educational Service Center (ESC) likely has state trainers and Regional Data leads, as well as curriculum specialists to assist with professional development. Click here to find the ESC that covers your region. The Ohio Department of Education has field specialists and professional development standards as well as courses in Ohio’s Learning Management System. Many professional companies/organizations offer partnerships/subscriptions for professional learning. Some potential professional development partnerships are available here. As some professional learning opportunities become more available in an online setting, utilize the Online Professional Learning Quality Checklist to ensure teacher online professional learning is high-quality and meaningful.
How do we ensure that every teacher has high-quality instructional materials that free them to use their talents and passion to reach students? Instructional materials alone are not the answer. For materials initiatives to be effective, educators need job-embedded professional learning grounded in the materials they use in their daily practice.	Instructional Materials During Remote Learning: Reflection and Preparation Tool (EdReports)

Thank you to the collaborative group who created the discussion questions and contents of this page:
Curt Bradshaw – Southern Ohio ESC
Melissa Basinger – Putnam County ESC
Josh Clark – Northwest Ohio ESC
Cathy Morgan – Madison Muskingum Valley ESC
James Cutlip – Madison-Champaign ESC
Shawn McElroy – Midwest Regional ESC
Lisa Grant – ESC of Lake Erie West
Matt Gerberick – Clark County ESC
Marian West – Clark County ESC
April Hoying – Darke County ESC
Andrea Smith – North Point ESC
Lori Robson – East Central Ohio ESC