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Reimagining Districtwide Professional Learning to Empower Educators |
Listen and learn : Ed talk
Dr. Jennifer Burks Lana Nguyen Ken Wall
To create widespread sustainable change and a culture of innovation, Poway Unified School District has shifted from a one-size-fits-all model to a new, hybrid model of professional learning. Participants will learn how to transform professional development into an innovative model that provides voice and choice for teachers.
| Audience: | Curriculum/district specialists, Professional developers, Technology coordinators/facilitators |
| Skill level: | Beginner |
| Attendee devices: | Devices useful |
| Attendee device specification: | Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows Laptop: Chromebook, PC, Mac Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows |
| Topic: | Professional learning |
| Grade level: | PK-12 |
| ISTE Standards: | For Education Leaders: Empowering Leader
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Technology and changing circumstances have pushed Poway Unified to evaluate how we run professional growth days—and make some needed improvements. It is increasingly important to provide educators with professional learning opportunities with multiple access points. As a result of the pandemic, PUSD had to leverage current educational technology programs and software and shift how professional growth days were executed.
Part 1: Participants will learn how PUSD redesigned their professional growth days by offering sessions topics based on teacher feedback using Google Forms. From there, PUSD created a professional learning catalog with Canva that offered virtual live Zoom sessions, pre-recorded sessions, and self-paced modules built within Canvas, the District’s learning management system. Teachers are able to access the learning catalog and choose the sessions that meet their needs.
Part 2: Next, participants will be able to incorporate tools like Streamyard and YouTube Live to launch a virtual learning session to engage educators and communicate a common message.
Evidence of success included positive feedback and a high percentage of teachers participating in the various professional growth days.
5 mins: Introductions, objectives, and sharing of “our why”
5 mins: How did we get here?
15 mins: Part 1 - What did Poway Unified have to do?
15 mins: Part 2 - How to launch your professional learning day?
10 mins: Additional layers of support
10 mins: Final questions
Slide deck with resources linked will be available with QR code for participants to follow along. Backchannel will be available throughout the presentation.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/teachers-need-more-relevant-pd-options
Dr. Jennifer Burks is the Associate Superintendent of Technology & Innovation in the Poway Unified School District and was recently named the ACSA Technology Administrator of the Year for California. She has a passion for utilizing technology as a transformative tool and a willingness to disrupt outmoded thinking to develop new opportunities for learning. Dr. Burks received her doctorate in Organizational Change and Leadership from USC and serves on educational leadership panels. She believes that together we can usher in a new era to transform education for today’s modern learner. Some of her recent presentations include ISTE, FETC, CSBA, and ACSA.
Lana Nguyen is currently in her 5th year as the Director of Educational Technology for Poway Unified School District in San Diego. She is passionate about meaningful integration of technology and creating collaborative and student-centered learning spaces to support innovative learning experiences for all students. Lana and the PUSD Ed Tech team support K-12 teachers through professional learning sessions and in-class coaching to transform their pedagogy and instruction to support future ready practices. She has presented at many local and national conferences including CUE and ISTE. Follow her on Twitter at @ms_nguyen19.
Ken Wall serves as the Director of Information Technology at Poway Unified School District. He is a graduate of the CITE Certified CTO Mentor program and has presented at multiple conferences during his career in K-12 technology leadership. He aims to design and foster innovative technology environments while keeping student safety and security at the forefront.
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