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Comment on The Makings of a Successful Professional Development Program by Becky Putzier

Becky Putzier — Sun, 22 May 2022 21:46:06 +0000

In reply to Andy Shagdarsuren. It was great having you in class, Andy. Your students are in good hands!

Comment on The Makings of a Successful Professional Development Program by Andy Shagdarsuren

Andy Shagdarsuren — Sun, 22 May 2022 15:10:45 +0000

I am currently writing my Professional Growth Plan for SPU so I find myself quite fortunate to have stumbled upon this valuable resource. The feedback you have provided in our EDTC class along with the wealth of knowledge that have shared and continue to share in this website is truly remarkable. Thank you for a wonderful Spring quarter and happy teaching, Becky!

Comment on The Makings of a Successful Professional Development Program by Annie Tremonte

Annie Tremonte — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 23:11:33 +0000

Nice job integrating so many of the key points from your weeks of work. It is fascinating that we rarely connect how students learn best to how adults learn best. Your visual of interest, budget, time and follow-up are also a really useful summary of some of the most crucial, though often forgotten, elements of professional learning! Great job!

Comment on The Makings of a Successful Professional Development Program by Marsha Scott

Marsha Scott — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 13:33:46 +0000

Your post is wonderful, Becky! Each of your elements play an important part towards a successful professional development program. Your chart on “Supporting Professional Development” is a great visual and highlights four significant points that should be addressed by administrators. I found Vanessa Vega’s blog post very interesting as it examines how school leaders can promote both teacher and student achievement. Thanks for sharing this resource. Great job, Becky!

Comment on Individualized Professional Development through Mentorship by Ryan Ingersoll

Ryan Ingersoll — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 05:15:35 +0000

Great integration of the concepts and ideas from this course with peer coaching from last quarter. I especially appriciate your clear and direct inforgraphic with the essentials to get started.

Comment on Individualized Professional Development through Mentorship by Annie Tremonte

Annie Tremonte — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 01:16:24 +0000

First of all, the fluidity of your reflection on this work is clear. I can picture teachers nodding their heads as they read this. I also thought this was a really insightful nugget “Generally, at the conclusion of a workshop, teachers are often asked, “What are you walking away with today?” I would argue that professional development should never include “walking away.” Instead, it should be a constant loop of learning, implementation, and evaluation.” Yes! I wish I had thought of that! Finally, your call to “Imagine a place where teachers drive their learning by expressing their interests, learning at their own pace, implementing their discoveries and reflecting on their current and future practices” is a sound summation of your work, as well as a really great overall vision of what professional learning can look like. Your tips for how a professional learning program could be implemented would benefit those who read this. Great work. 🙂

Comment on Individualized Professional Development through Mentorship by Marsha Scott

Marsha Scott — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 18:07:22 +0000

Becky, I laughed while reading your introduction. It is so true. I have literally sat through hours of professional development sessions and wondered at the end of the day, “What am I walking away with today?” You are absolutely right, PD should be “a constant loop of learning, implementation, and evaluation.”

I like the 7 steps to “Individualized PD Through Mentorship” infographic! It provides teachers and administrators a visual of an in-house mentorship program that can work. I especially like tip #7- Celebrate and Share. As teachers, we may not always have time to share. But it is vital that we do because it may encourage others to try something new. Also they know where they can receive support if needed. Thanks for sharing your reflections on personal PD!

Comment on Reflections of a Peer Coach by Marsha Scott

Marsha Scott — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 02:24:20 +0000

Wow, Becky! What a wonderful reflection over the quarter! The additional resources at the end of your post provided valuable information for new and experienced coaches. But what really resonated for me was your comment that it, “takes two people making small changes and supporting one another to enact change in an entire system.” You have made an impact with your collaborative teacher, which helped you become a successful coach. Your peer coaching experience helped me examine my own skills as a coach. Thank you.

Comment on Reflections of a Peer Coach by Annie

Annie — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 04:30:28 +0000

Great job! I find it really fascinating that those who participate in this practice “Practiced new strategies more often and with greater skill than uncoached educators with identical initial training.” It is such a profound notion, but it makes sense. When we have support for risk-taking, we are more likely to engage in it and feel comfortable with failures and successes. I also couldn’t agree more with your sentiment that “This course was a great reminder that small steps make the biggest difference.” I think it is helpful to remember this lesson in other facets of our leadership work. This is a great review of where you’ve come from and where you’re headed. Thanks for sharing your insights!

Comment on No Experts Here, Just Collaborating Colleagues by Marsha Scott

Marsha Scott — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 15:45:21 +0000

Great title for the post! I appreciate the visual of the “fine line” between expert and judge; it is a delicate balance between those roles. I like how you created and explained the cyclical relationship between a coach and their peer. Building on an individual’s strengths is so important as Marston stated, “The relationship simply allows both teachers to recognize those individual traits and are provided with a “safety net” that allows both teachers to “take risks in [their] instruction” (Marston, n.d.). This is what peer coaching is all about, building trust in a peer coaching relationship. As you reiterated there is no expert , but just coaches and teachers collaborating together to improve their teaching and students’ learning. Wonderful job, Becky!