1. Instructional Technology
Curriculum & Instruction
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dr. Leigh Zeitz

2. School/District
 School-Wide Initiatives
 Satisfies Mandates
 Few days per year
 Early Dismissal
Personal
 Personal growth & dev.
 Prof improvement
 Relevant & timely
 Frequent
 Ongoing
 Self-directed

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4.  Small groups of educators
 Work together over time
 Professional learning communities
 Based on principals of effective adult learning
 Deepens educators' content knowledge
NationalStaff Development Council Standards for Staff Dev.

5.  Self-directed
 Relevant
 Immediately applicable
 Problem-centered
 Informal
 Timely
 Collaborative
Knowles, 1984

6.  Diversity of expertise
 Shared objective of advancing collective
knowledge/skills
 Emphasis on Learning How to Learn.
 Mechanisms for sharing what is learned.
Dede, 2004

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9.  Identify Professional DevelopmentTeam
 Collect and Analyze Student Data
 Set SMART Goals
 Select Content
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10.  Design Professional Development
 ProvideTraining/Learning Opportunities
 Collaborate
 Implement
 Collect Data
 Evaluate
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11.  Stakeholders
 Teachers
 Administrators
 Students
 Parents
 Community
 AEA

12.  Focus on the students
 What are your preferred outcomes?
 What data measures these?
 What barriers will you meet?
 Who will collect the original data?
 How will it be shared?

13.  What data will be collected?
 How often will the data be collected?
 Through which medium will the data be
collected?
 How will the data be reviewed?
 How will it affect the teaching process?

15.  What topic will students learn?
 How do teachers need to teach?
 What skills will teachers need?
 What experiences will teachers need to learn
these skills?

18. Leigh Zeitz
zeitz@uni.edu
Twitter:leighzeitz
Drzreflects.com
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