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New goals are set for educators to achieve for and with their students
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New ideas are brought to the table to help educators enhance learning across subject areas
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provides a forum for teachers to think and share about ideas and concepts
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Allows educators to continue being ‘life-long’ learners
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Helps educators evolve with the changes and improvements time brings about (ex: technology as an enforcement of learning).
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Brings the ‘experts’ of certain areas in for educators to learn from and ask questions of
As an educator, I know that some professional developments are more beneficial to me than other ones are. That’s why it’s very crucial when planning a professional development to be sure the target audience is set. It’s also crucial to engage learners in enough challenges without going beyond their comfort zone. This helps keep the educators learning new things without turning a deaf ear on things that seem to hard. When presented in the correct way, using many different learning styles, professional development will help prepare teachers to help their students achieve the goals set by the development team.
