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Lor 523 - Maximize Instruction Through Professional Development

This document outlines an agenda for a professional development session focused on maximizing instruction through effective professional planning. The agenda covers objectives, why planning is important, what should be planned, and how to plan. Teachers will work in groups to plan a lesson and reflect on the benefits of preparation. The session aims to help teachers balance teamwork, deadlines, timing, and flexibility in their planning while utilizing each other's strengths. Principal follow-up will ensure plans are implemented.

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Lor 523 - Maximize Instruction Through Professional Development

This document outlines an agenda for a professional development session focused on maximizing instruction through effective professional planning. The agenda covers objectives, why planning is important, what should be planned, and how to plan. Teachers will work in groups to plan a lesson and reflect on the benefits of preparation. The session aims to help teachers balance teamwork, deadlines, timing, and flexibility in their planning while utilizing each other's strengths. Principal follow-up will ensure plans are implemented.

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Maximize Instruction Through Professional Development

Soua Lor

Grand Canyon University

EAD – 523: Developing Professional Capacity

Professor Jim Hattabaugh

December 15th, 2021


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Maximizing Time Spend on Quality Instruction – Agenda

Agenda Item Time Spent Description of Presentation Accountability Plan

Objectives 5 minutes - Teachers will be able to understand why - Teachers can share any struggles
we plan that they have to the whole
- Teachers will know what to plan and group or later in a private setting
how to effectively plan
Why Plan? 20 minutes - How effectively we plan and implement - The lesson plan is a real lesson
our plans directly impacts children’s plan taken from the curriculum
experience in your classroom currently used to apply directly
- We want teachers to come to work and to teachers’ daily work for
be able to focus on the children without higher engagement and interest
feeling overwhelmed (Keller, 2012)
- Failing to plan and communicate well
with your partner can lead to unequal
division of labor and resentment in a
teaching team

Breakout Groups:
- Teachers will work in groups to
facilitate a small group lesson plan to
their peers.
- Catch: One of the groups already had a
chance to plan ahead prior to the PD

Reflection:
- How did it feel to implement the activity
without preparation? 
- How did having advance notice and
time to prepare impact the effectiveness
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of the activity?
- How did the activities go differently,
and how did they feel different? 
- What could have been improved upon
with more time to plan intentionally for
individual needs? 
What to Plan? 15 minutes Teachers must balance the following: Teamwork and Accountability:

1. Teamwork: Who does what? How to - Communication Log


you utilize each other’s strengths in - Establish Team Rules (Price,
getting everything done? 2019)
2. Deadlines: What is due weekly? What is - Difficult Conversations
due this week? Are there projects to fit Worksheet
in? - Emotional Empowerment
3. Timing: Make sure you plan enough Training
time for each task. Some things take
longer than others to do. 
4. Flexibility: What happens to your plan
when a staff meeting pops up? Or one of
you is on PTO? How do you ensure
priorities still get done?

Planning considerations:

 Which tasks are completed daily?


Weekly? Periodically?
 How to create a plan that is flexible to
include PTO, unexpected sick days, last
minute meetings, etc?
 How to maximize each other’s strengths
and preferred tasks and balance with
tasks that should be done
collaboratively? 
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How to Plan 15 minutes Small Group Brainstorming (breakout groups Principal/Center Director will be
working with you to follow through on
will chart their responses on a poster): your plans. There will also be a follow-
up PLC (National Policy Board for
- What methods or strategies do you use Educational Administration, 2015).
to plan with your partner regularly?
- How do you make sure you account for
everything?
- How do you document your plans?
Closing 5 minutes Write on an index card something that you will

do different to maximize your planning time.


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Resources

Keller J.M. (2012) ARCS Model of Motivation. In: Seel N.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Springer, Boston,

MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_217

National Policy Board for Educational Administration (2015). Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015. Reston, VA:

Author.

Price, H. (2019). 12 easy ways to improve workplace teamwork. Jostle Blog. Retrieved December 16, 2021, from

https://blog.jostle.me/blog/12-easy-ways-to-improve-workplace-teamwork 

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