If you are an educator like me you have had your fair share of Professional Development. I have spent the last 14 years sitting in professional development that has been “sit and get”. The schools that I have been apart of have spent large sums to have professional development speakers come in. I have heard some great presenters and have been motivated to change. But oftentimes that motivation has left me with questions and concerns. How can I implement that in my classroom? What does that look like in my classroom? You see there is nothing wrong with what the presenter presented. The problem is what happens after the presentation.
There is a better way of creating Professional Development. In this week’s assignment, I want to convince my fellow teachers and administration to do just that.
Creating the video
I have created a few videos using a number of different platforms like iMovie, Adobe Spark, and Screencastify. For this project, I chose to use Screencastify. It took me several different cuts to come up with the finished product. I normally use iMovie but felt that Screencastify gave me a better platform to convey my overall message. I first created a write up of what I wanted to say. Once I had a solid idea of what I was going to be talking about, I looked for pictures. I like to use google slides because I am comfortable with using it with Screencastify. A great add-on to google slides is Unsplash. This is a great place to find royalty-free pictures. For this project editing was made simple with Screencastify’s editing tools.
The Presentation
The overall goal is to develop a better plan for professional development. I feel that teachers and administrators are looking for change. My hope is to convince them that this can be that change.
Gulamhussein, A. (2013). Teaching the Teachers Effective Professional Development in an Era of High Stakes Accountability. Center for Public Education. Retrieved from http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/system/files/2013-176_ProfessionalDevelopment.pdf
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