Professional Learning Framework

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Professional Learning Framework

High Quality Professional Learning offered through various learning designs results in educator and student success

Why this Framework?

As the GOCSD PL Advisory team reviewed the results of the needs survey, we took a systematic approach to show how all the offerings fit together while allowing individuals and districts the opportunity to personalize the work and learning to their needs.

  • What offerings might align to your CSIP Plan?

  • What offerings might meet the needs of the varied experience of your teachers?

  • How can PL be viewed as on-going and living vs a one-shot experience?

We considered other systems you might be working to align with, such as the MSIP 6 indicators. You might be exploring the HRS framework and involved in the SRSN, or might be launching or revisiting the foundations of PLC.

From all the varied responses we received, the topics fell within one of three strands:

  • Systems Thinking

  • Safe & Collaborative Culture

  • Highly Effective Teaching & Leading

These strands are all interconnected and support each other in creating what works best in our schools. But we also know that depending on where your district is at any one time, on-going learning within all three areas is vital.

In the table below, specific topics are listed for each of the strands with corresponding GOCSD offerings.

Using this Framework to Personalize PL

District leaders should consider using this framework to identify the personalized learning needs for each of their educators. GOCSD’s plan is to support continuous improvement with this systems approach.

This framework should be a resource to consider as districts analyze current CSIP goals, professional learning needs assessment data, classroom observation data and student learning evidence. A synthesis of this information should help district leaders identify the learning opportunities needed by their educators.

This framework clarifies all of the various learning experiences to be offered so that leaders and teachers can easily select the opportunities that fit their personalized needs.

Be sure principals and teachers are aware of and understand this framework and continuous improvement process. Be reminded to utilize our PL Events web page to register for events as they become available.

Framework for 2023-2024

This framework will be updated as new events are planned. When registration opens for an event, it will be listed on the PL Events web page, app, highlighted in GONews, and shared on social media.

We use the Learning Forward Standards for Professional Learning when designing our experiences to ensure that we provide professional learning that leads to high-quality leading, teaching, and learning for students and educators.

⚙️ Systems Thinking

Topic

Offerings

Continuous Improvement

  • Sept 27: Membership Meeting

  • Nov 15: Membership Meeting

  • Feb 28: Membership Meeting

  • Apr 24: Membership Meeting

  • On-Demand: Understanding & Talking About Your APR

  • On-Demand: GOKey Communicators

  • On-Demand: Teacher Proud Tuesday Toolkit

  • On-Demand: Educational Advocacy

  • On-Demand: Title IX Guidance

  • On-Demand: Secret to Successfully Building a New School

  • On-Demand: Get the Lead Out

High Reliability Schools

Navigating Change

Professional Learning Communities

  • July 11-12: High Levels of Learning for All

Networks

  • GOHuddle for Superintendents Network

  • Apr 27: Secondary Admin Network

  • Apr 14: Tech Directors Network

⚙️ Safe & Supportive Culture

Topic

Offerings

Behavior Interventions

  • Aug 3-4: Kick off of the New Art & Science of Teaching (NASOT) Framework at Innovation Summit with quarterly follow up opportunities

  • Summer 2024: Follow up of CHAMPS for Tier 2 Interventions

  • On-Demand: Be Well Experience

Building Relationships

  • Aug 3-4: Kick off of the New Art & Science of Teaching (NASOT) Framework at Innovation Summit with quarterly follow up opportunities

Classroom Management

  • July 24-25: CHAMPS

Collective Efficacy

  • July 2022: Dr. Jenni Donohoo

  • Apr 13: Efficacious Educators

Networks

  • Multi-tier Systems of Support Network

⚙️ Highly Effective Teaching & Leading

Topic

Offerings

Competency Based Learning (CBL)

  • Real World Learning (RWL)

  • Project Based Learning (PBL)

  • On-Demand: Getting Ready to GO-CBL 101

  • Collaboration with Success Ready Student Network (SRSN) to promote additional district involvement

Curriculum Development

  • Understanding by Design (UbD) - Backwards Design

  • Learning Targets & Evidence of Success

  • Proficiency Scales

  • Assessment/Data Driven Decision Making

  • Oct 17:

    What is GVC? How About a Master Plan for the Work? -following the SW Curriculum Director's Meeting

  • Nov 21:

    Understanding by Design/Backwards Design -following the SW Curriculum Director's Meeting

  • Feb 20:

    All About Assessment–What about CFA? Proficiency Scales? -following the SW Curriculum Director's Meeting

  • Apr 16:

    Data Driven Decision Making - following the SW Curriculum Director's Meeting

Data Analysis and Decision Making

  • Student Goal Setting

  • Classroom PDSA

  • Apr 16:

    Data Driven Decision Making session following the SW Curriculum Director's Meeting

  • Student Goal Setting: facilitated by Instructional Coaches

Effective Tier 1 Instruction

  • Communicating High Expectations

  • Content Specific Strategies

  • Student Engagement

  • Differentiating Instruction

  • August 3-4: Kick off of the New Art & Science of Teaching (NASOT) Network at Innovation Summit with quarterly follow up opportunities

  • July 17-18: Cooperative Learning

  • On-Demand: GOSUB

  • On-Demand: Blended Learning Series

  • On-Demand: Canvas Academy

  • On-Demand: Equitable & Inclusive Teaching Practices in Virtual Environments

  • On-Demand: Feedback, Communication, Relationships: Oh My!

  • On-Demand: Setting up a Mathematical Community

Response to Intervention (RtI)

  • Summer 2023: High Levels of Learning for All

Supporting New Teachers

  • Lesson Design

  • Aug - Mar: Beginning Teachers Community

  • Aug - Apr: Supporting Beginning Teachers Community

  • On-Demand: Why Everyone's Jealous of our Retirement System

Networks

  • Mar 29: Instructional Coaches Network

  • Data & Assessment Specialists Network

  • Apr 5: Canvas Admins Network

  • Project Lead the Way Network

This framework will be updated as new events are planned. When registration opens for an event, it will be listed on the PL Events web page, app, highlighted in GONews, and shared on social media.

We use the Learning Forward Standards for Professional Learning when designing our experiences to ensure that we provide professional learning that leads to high-quality leading, teaching, and learning for students and educators.

Learning Designs

We offer Professional Learning in various formats. To overcome barriers of time and space we offer sessions in a variety of modalities including: seated, virtual, and on-demand.

Format

Description

Community

A series of sessions to provide follow-up conversations to guest expert programs, providing ongoing support and collaboration

Conference

Large seated event with keynotes and breakout sessions

Field Trip

Travel to a site for learning, experiences, collaboration, and observation

Leadership Meeting

Meeting format with professional learning

Guest Expert Session

A guest expert facilitates a single session

Guest Expert Program

Guest experts facilitate multiple sessions or days

Member Showcase

A member hosts a session to share a successful program or strategy that they are using and how others might choose to replicate it

Member Hosted Event

A member is hosting a PL event for their organization and opens up registration to GOCSD members

Networks

Regularly scheduled sessions for people with similar job responsibilities or endeavors

Virtual Fair

A schedule of breakout sessions held virtually

Calendar

See our events webpage for a complete listing of all our meetings, events open for registration, and scheduled events that will opening for registration in the near future.

Questions?

 Contact Kathy Gross or Debbie Yonke, our Co- Directors of Professional Learning