Here you’ll find a list of resources recommended by other grantees for thinking about how to expand your or your partners’ approach to professional development!
Resources
- Beyond reproduction: The Transformative Potential of Professional Learning
Transforming professional learning and development by challenging the “status quo” manner in which PLD is researched, implemented and used.
- District Leaders’ Guide for Developing a K-12 Professional Learning Plan
Case studies, recommendations and discussion questions for K-12 districts to plan for professional development more intentionally
- How to Balance Resting, Reflecting and Learning This Summer
Educator wellness, being refreshed for the upcoming school year but still having the willingness to participate in professional learning in various manners (i.e. self-paced, podcasts, blogs) - Mobile Based Training and Certification Framework for Teachers’ Professional Development
A study conducted in Saudi Arabia for launching mobile-based teacher professional learning as a means to alleviate the common hurdles for teacher participation in professional learning. - Teacher Wellbeing Strategies
Resources for educators to find that healthy work-life balance and live happy and productive lives inside and outside of the classroom. - Teaching & Self-Care Resources
A collection of trauma-informed resources for managing stress at school to support learning about long-term self-care and ways to tackle challenging behavior caused by trauma.
Webinars
- Using Practical Measures to Improve Teacher Professional Learning
Many EIR projects depend on the delivery of high-quality professional learning experiences to educators. A new tool focuses on providing grantees with actionable feedback regarding teachers’ experiences with collaborative professional learning, including Professional Learning Communities and pull-out professional development. Vivian Mihalakis (Deputy Director, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), Kara Jackson (Associate Professor, University of Washington), and Hannah Neiman (Research Scientist, University of Washington) discuss practical measurement in PD.
