"If you try to teach students today in the way they were taught before, you’re going to have disengaged students. Dropouts today are not because students aren’t interested in learning; it’s because schooling has not changed to fit the needs of today’s students," said Curtis Linton in his interview with Ken Royal on the topic of on-demand professional development.
In today’s episode of The Royal Treatment, Ken Royal discussed Tablet-Age Professional Development with Curtis Linton, Vice President at School Improvement Network. Curtis shared insights into the need for a type of professional development (PD) that demonstrates best practices accessible at the exact moment when the PD is needed, not only at a designated time in the future. Here are more highlights:
On-demand professional development really requires that we support teachers in the way we know good teaching of students also occurs:
What does the teacher need to know?
How do we know if the teacher knows it or not?
How do we support the teacher if they don’t know it?
How do we know if the teacher knows it or not?
How do we support the teacher if they don’t know it?
The support provided to a teacher in terms of professional development needs to happen at the moment, not be pushed off until later on.
Listen to the entire interview here or download the podcast for free on iTunes here.
Has your professional development changed to fit the needs of today's students?
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