What´s Professional Development?

Professional Development prepare teachers to best teach content and equip them with knowledge and skills that will allow them to do so. In addition to this, professional development focuses on how people learn and should give teachers an opportunity to reflect ad interact with the learning community. Professional development must be part of the process of quality improvement in education. Technology is essential as a tool in teaching and learning. The author of this essay did not see any evidence in the classrooms of the use of technology. Therefore, one suggestion for professional development is how to use technology in everyday teaching. For example, the students who are more severe, could use switches and IPads to do their lesson …show more content…
Having other teachers go with the principal would give the teacher a chance to “shine” and the other staff to get ideas of how to teach a lesson or get bulletin board ideas. The author would also make a recommendation that the teachers be well aware of the walkthrough and the purpose of it. The mystery is taken out of the visit, and the teacher is more at ease. The author would also suggest that the principal should brainstorm with the staff to see what should be focused during the visit. Not only would this be a way to alert the teachers what is going to be observed, but also may give them buy into the visit. It would also be a good idea to center what the principal is looking for on the school improvement plan. Having a walkthrough can be very intense if there is too much to be looked for. The author would recommend that there be only one or two focus areas at a time. When the author did the walkthroughs, attention was given to each area on the check sheet, and it was a little overwhelming and not pleasant. The students had no idea of the visit, and this caused them to be curious and not paying attention to the teacher. Therefore, the author would recommend that the students know about the visit and why it is being done. In addition, the author recommends that parents be aware of walkthroughs being carried out in the classrooms and the various reasons for doing so. …show more content…
Organization, preparedness and rigorous instruction can be evaluated. The author recommends that this be observed when entering the classroom. They should look for clutter and classroom disarray. The room arrangement should be conducive to instruction. The lesson should be well-planned and all the preparations for the lesson ahead of class. The materials should be in place and ready to use. Another recommendation from the author would be to check out the classroom library. It needs to be well –stocked with the good selection of literature. There should be evidence of rigorous instruction happening. After all, it takes more than busy work to ensure student success. By gathering data about the instruction happening in the classroom, changes can be made. The author suggests many visits to ensure that useful information about the classroom and instructional organizations and vigorous teaching and