1. Case Study
School Improvement Network
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MEDWAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MASSACHUSETTS
“PD 360 has everything in one place, with a flexibility
and availability that empowers teachers to explore.
MPS Superintendent Dr. Judith A. Evans is a positive,
The equitable access and tracking tools are cost-
innovative administrator who cares deeply about
effective professional development.”
improving teacher skill and student achievement. Mindful
of district goals, she searched for a high-quality, job-
Judith Evans, Ed.D. embedded teacher professional development resource
Superintendent and a comprehensive tracking system for administrator
Medway Public Schools, Massachusetts observations. Desired features included:
PROFILE • Leadership training
• Wide professional development spectrum
Medway Public Schools (MPS) is a small suburban district • New teacher monitoring
in Massachusetts that serves 2,700 students in five • Professional Learning Community (PLC) support
schools with 280 teachers. High-performing, it nurtures a • Professional development follow-up
continuing desire to give teachers the most comprehensive • Classroom observation tool with follow-up
professional development (PD) accessible, and in turn
provide an excellent education for all students. SOLUTION
FOCUSES Medway High School Principal Richard L. Pearson became
interested in PD 360 and Observation 360 while attending
Appreciating that students learn best when teachers an education conference. He brought the information back
understand them as learners and when instruction engages to Dr. Evans, who agreed to a demonstration, then quickly
and challenges, the 2011-2012 MPS District Improvement realized the products addressed all of her criteria and were
Plan focuses on two key objectives. exactly what she had requested.
Student Assessment
ABOUT PD 360
MPS will track all data related to each student’s
achievement and design a learning profile for each student.
Teachers will use this profile for instructional grouping and PD 360 is the multi-award-winning, online, on-demand
designing lessons that fit the needs of diverse learners. professional learning resource for schools and districts.
With 1,800 videos on 117 topics from 120 experts, PD
Instructional Strategies 360 has the largest online community of educators, with
over 822,000 subscribers. It is the most comprehensive
MPS teacher and paraprofessional training will center on web-based library of professional development resources
the use of strategies designed to fully involve students with available. Teachers, administrators, professional learning
personalized learning and engaged instruction. communities, coaches, mentors, instructional leaders,
and paraprofessionals have available at their fingertips
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2. hundreds of indexed and searchable video segments that successful in areas such as parent communication, lesson
present real, best-practice classroom examples and feature planning, assessment, special education, and instructional
respected education experts, such as Michael Fullan, Rick technology. As an Academy instructor, Dr. Evans has
DuFour, Doug Reeves, Rick Stiggins, and many others. used video clips from PD 360 in her sessions, and has
Educators can instantly find the help they need on nearly encouraged students to check out School Improvement
every topic, including differentiation, assessment, English Network, even if their districts do not use it at this time.
language learners, leadership, and more. It can be used
to create a structured learning experience for an individual Strategy of the Week
teacher, a PLC, or even an entire school. PD 360 bridges
the gap between training and classroom implementation Dr. Evans sends the “Strategy of the Week” to MPS
with job-embedded follow-up, tracking, and reflection tools. principals to keep them up-to-date with the latest research
See a demonstration at www.pd360.com. and trends in education.
ABOUT OBSERVATION 360 The “Strategy of the Week” is a free weekly email service
offered by School Improvement Network that provides
valuable professional learning tips and resources for
Observation 360 is the world’s only classroom observation educators along with links to PD 360 videos, articles by the
tool with prescriptive technology that automatically leading experts, and exclusive webinars.
recommends training content based on observation results.
Observation 360 is fully integrated with PD 360, one of
the world’s largest on-demand professional development BENEFITS
platforms. This observation tool helps instructional leaders
share information and follow up with educators by sending
the report directly to a PD 360 account. Teachers can then “I am very pleased with PD 360 and its resources.
log on and access the observation statistics, comments, Observation 360 is a great advantage for painless
and recommended training while leaders receive reporting walkthroughs. Common Core 360 programs are
information on the teacher’s progress. preparing us as we move toward Common Core
State Standards. And the tracking tools provide a
IMPLEMENTATION AND DRIVING USAGE record of teacher usage. It is a superior package of
professional development.”
Dr. Evans first introduced PD 360 to principals and
instructional coaches, and has since incorporated it into Judith Evans, Ed.D.
Superintendent
several areas with many plans for the future.
Medway Public Schools, Massachusetts
Professional Learning Communities
Outstanding Customer Service
PD 360 is a perfect tool for strengthening PLCs. MPS
groups watch a video segment and discuss how to apply the
practice in their classrooms. The digitized supplementary Dr. Evans has been delighted with PD 360’s responsive
Facilitator Guides provide group activities, discussion technical support. She states that “dependable customer
questions, lesson plans, and graphic organizers. Many service has built product trust with teachers and
include handouts that can be printed. administrators.”
Common Language and Practice/Focus Objectives
Observations
District administrators have been challenged to complete PD 360 use encourages consistency with common
100 classroom walkthroughs this year. Observation 360 is language and practice, creating a more efficient cohesion.
significantly impacting MPS by allowing administrators to Customizing Focus Objectives with district goals creates
perform effective classroom observations using an iPad, a more efficient, centered commonality and an ongoing
iPhone, or iPod touch. Administrator feedback is immediate collective vision. Dr. Evans believes this improves the
and prescriptive, recommending PD 360 videos specific to focus on teacher objectives which in turn improves student
each teacher’s needs. achievement.
Administrator Enthusiasm
New Teacher Academy
With approximately 60 first and second year teachers from As indicated by their high usage numbers, MPS
local districts, the New Teacher Academy is supporting administrators, principals, and instructional coaches have
and ensuring that they have the skills necessary to be embraced PD 360 and Observation 360 as excellent
resources for their work.
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3. ABOUT OBSERVATION 360
Medway Public Schools, Massachusetts
PD 360 Usage Founded in 1991 by teachers, the School Improvement
October 2011 – March 2012 Network provides comprehensive, research-based
Average % Collective Collective Collective professional development anytime, anywhere. As the home
Registered Programs Segments Segments of The Video Journal of Education, PD 360, Observation
Users Viewing Viewed Viewed Viewed 360, the Learning 360 Framework, Equity 360, and
77% 668 1059 5452 Common Core 360, School Improvement Network resources
focus on the most relevant topics, feature the top experts,
and show educators how to put theory into practice. School
Improvement Network has worked with thousands of
CONCLUSION schools and districts in every state and around the world,
and visited over 3,500 classrooms to document best
Dr. Evans is very happy with PD 360 and Observation 360. practices in action. Learn more at
She is excited to challenge teachers by implementing the www.schoolimprovement.com.
products more fully into their personal PD, and she is very
confident about the future of PD 360 in MPS as it continues
to meet teacher needs.
“This is targeted teacher PD and I would like to
see it used as a flexible, always-available source of
professional learning for our teachers, administrators,
and support staff. I look forward to teachers taking
advantage of the collaborative viewing option to
support discussion of central topics and sharing of
best practices.”
Judith Evans, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Medway Public Schools, Massachusetts
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