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PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
(Updated 5/14/08)
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OVERVIEW
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Research has shown educator quality to be the most important influence upon student achievement. High quality professional development is essential to increase educators’ knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs so that they may enable all students to learn at high levels. Professional development that is most effective in improving educator practice is results-oriented, data driven, constructivist in nature and job embedded.
A Vision for Quality Professional Development in All Vermont Schools
Quality professional development has the power to increase educators’ knowledge of academic content and teaching skills while changing what educators believe about student learning and how they interact with students. Powerful professional development can transform schools into places in which all adults and students are deeply engaged in learning and making meaning of their lives.
Strategy: An Aligned Approach
By aligning standards and processes for school and educator quality and increasing access to quality professional development, Vermont is creating a statewide system to improve educator quality and increase student learning through:
- Vermont’s Standards for Professional Development
These standards align with the standards of the National Staff Development Council (NSDC). Staff development standards can assist educators in planning and implementing professional development that is based upon student needs, driven by the intended results and desired changes in educator knowledge, skills and attitudes, and designed to transform the organization into a learning community. For more information about the national standards and links to their Web site, view additional resources.
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- Vermont’s System of Educator Licensing
Vermont's system of educator licensing requires continual professional growth. Professional development is required for renewal of Level II licensure and must be based upon an Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) developed by the educator after assessing his/her teaching performance and student data. Documentation of the educator’s learning in relation to professional learning goals is required through a portfolio.
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- Statewide System of Professional Development (Updated 5/14/08)
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- Educational Service Agencies (ESAs) (Updated 5/14/08)
The department has funded six ESAs to assess professional development needs and provide quality professional development regionally. This system ensures that professional development is readily accessible to all Vermont educators despite distance from institutions of higher education.
- Vermont Higher Education Collborative for Education Workforce Development (VT-HEC)
The VT-HEC was formed in 2000 as part of Act 117. It is the joint work of the Vermont Department of Education, the Vermont State Colleges and the University of Vermont. The VT-HEC, along with Vermont school districts and other education related organizations, are working together in new ways to make quality preparation, development and support programs accessible to educators and educators-to-be in all parts of Vermont.
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LINKS TO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION
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Professional Development Resources & Information
This page link provides limited listing of resources and information that can be used to develop professional development programs and plans for individuals and districts. This is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of professional development providers or resources.
Use the following links to view information about professional development:
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
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For more information, contact Carol Duley, Professional Development Coordinator, at (802) 828-3843 or carol.duley@state.vt.us. |
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