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 * Putting the Professional Back in Professional Development**

Standard: Staff development that improves the learning of all students uses disaggregated student data to determine adult learning priorities, monitor progress, and help sustain continuous improvement. Question: What do you know about your data right now that should inform your planning for next semester? Choose a content area and grade level.
 * Data Driven** http://www.nsdc.org/standards/datadriven.cfm
 * //Consider your specific school's data//

Standard: Staff development that improves the learning of all students requires skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement. Question: Who needs to be involved in your pro dev program? Are you "in sync" with leadership goals and directions?
 * Leadership** http://www.nsdc.org/standards/leadership.cfm
 * [[file:Inclusion Reflection.pdf]]

Standard: Staff development that improves the learning of all students uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal. Standard: Staff development that improves the learning of all students applies knowledge about human learning and change. Question: How will you address adult learning styles in your pro dev?
 * Designs and Strategies** http://www.nsdc.org/standards/strategies.cfm
 * Learning**
 * Learn more about [|adult learning]
 * Read [|Roger Hiemstra's books] online
 * VAK Quiz: http://www.businessballs.com/freematerialsinword/vaklearningstylesquestionnaireselftest.doc
 * Rate your learning style: http://www.chaminade.org/inspire/learnstl.htm

Standard: Staff development that improves the learning of all students deepens educators' content knowledge, provides them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepares them to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately. Question: Where does your pro dev fall on the chart?
 * Quality Teaching** http://www.nsdc.org/standards/qualityteaching.cfm
 * Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK): [|http://www.tpck.org]
 * //[|The TPCK Game]//
 * Visit the [|Engauge Range of Use Chart] for technological pedagogical knowledge

Standard: Staff development that improves the learning of all students requires resources to support adult learning and collaboration. Standard: Staff development that improves the learning of all students organizes adults into learning communities whose goals are aligned with those of the school and district. Standard: Staff development that improves the learning of all students provides educators with the knowledge and skills to collaborate. Question: What resources are available to support your design and strategies? What collaborative tools might be useful to support ongoing learning?
 * Resources** http://www.nsdc.org/standards/resources.cfm
 * Learning Communities** http://www.nsdc.org/standards/learningcommunities.cfm
 * Collaboration Skills** http://www.nsdc.org/standards/collaborationskills.cfm
 * Ning.com
 * Blackboard/Moodle
 * Wikispaces/Google Docs
 * Twitter

Standard: Staff development that improves the learning of all students uses multiple sources of information to guide improvement and demonstrate its impact. Question: What is your plan for ongoing evaluation? Profiler Pro Web Site http://www.profilerpro.com/
 * Evaluation** [|http://www.nsdc.org/standards/evalua][|tion.cfm]
 * Read Thomas Guskey's article: [|The Age of Our Accountability]

Standard: Staff development that improves the learning of all students prepares educators to apply research to decision making. Question: Is there research available to support your pro dev program?
 * Research-Based** http://www.nsdc.org/standards/researchbased.cfm
 * Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology: http://caret.iste.org/

Standard: Staff development that improves the learning of all students prepares educators to understand and appreciate all students, create safe, orderly, and supportive learning environments, and hold high expectations for their academic achievement. Question: How will you encourage thoughtful conversations about equity in light of student achievement? Do you know of any particular issues related to equity?
 * Equity** http://www.nsdc.org/standards/equity.cfm
 * Read [|Five Dimensions of Digital Equity]

Standard: Staff development that improves the learning of all students provides educators with knowledge and skills to involve families and other stakeholders appropriately. Question: Are you helping teachers use tools to facilitate family or stakeholder involvement?
 * Family Involvement** http://www.nsdc.org/standards/family.cfm
 * Google Calendar
 * Text Messaging
 * Free Web Spaces
 * [|Blog post on Family Involvement]