Provide various forms of follow-up to sustain new practices learned in PD¶
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Description¶
The report warns that even inspiring PD can "ultimately fall flat if there are no supports for teachers to sustain the change in the months and years that follow." Recommended follow-up structures include principals attending PD alongside teachers and working with staffs during the year, coaches building PD ideas into routine classroom observations and reflecting with teachers afterwards, and PLC members trying strategies together to create a shared sense that ideas mattered.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Principals who can be strongly encouraged to attend PD alongside teachers
- Coaches and district math staff able to build PD ideas into routine classroom observations
Constraints¶
- Time is always a constraint when supporting teachers' professional learning, per the report's conclusion
Target Learners¶
- K–8 mathematics teachers
- Principals
- Coaches
Target Learning Goals¶
- Sustaining implementation of practices learned in PD
Related Strategies¶
- Provide 70 hours of professional development in three phases: intensive training, practice, and implementation
- Implement Classtime with a kick-off training day plus ongoing grade-specific follow-up sessions
- Provide sustained developer support (training, coaching, progress reports, and rapid technical help) when implementing ITSS
- Shift the locus of professional learning to school sites and classrooms, connected to teachers' everyday practice
- Design for long-range engagement and systematic follow-up in teacher professional learning
- Design teacher PD on differentiation to connect to daily practice, include active learning and collaboration, and sustain implementation through coaches and principals
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- Perry, R., Marple, S., & Reade, F. (2019). Roadblocks and routes: Professional development in Math in Common districts. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://www.wested.org/permissions
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Provide various forms of follow-up to sustain new practices learned in PD |
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The report warns that even inspiring PD can "ultimately fall flat if there are no supports for teachers to sustain the change in the months and years that follow." Recommended follow-up structures include principals a... |
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