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Honoring Expertise: Elevating Professional Learning for Mid-Career Educators

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Session description

This interactive session will share effective practices to design and deliver meaningful professional learning for experienced educators. Attendees experience and will walk away with strategies and guiding questions to elevate learning experiences for seasoned educators.

Outline

20 minutes welcome, introductions, overview of session and collective (interactive) context building 10 minutes of mini-lecture to describe underpinning research of teacher career development and adult learning theory that sets the stage for the Mid-Career Professional Development Design (MPDD) framework 20 minutes overview and activity to explore the properties and application of contextualized professional learning 15 minutes overview and activity to explore interactive professional learning experiences and the nuances that are theoretically and practically appropriate specifically for mid-career teachers 15 minutes overview and activity to explore the requisite expertise needed in professional learning facilitation 15 minutes overview and activity to understand how the concept and language related to time impacts the perception of professional learning experiences 15 minutes: consider a recent or upcoming professional learning experience, and using a graphic organizer, determine how to improve the experience 10 minutes closing where participants reflect on and share their next steps in their settings

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Supporting research

Teachers experience career development in stages and mid-career teachers have different needs and experiences than new or late-career teachers [Burke et al. (1984 & 1987), Carstensen et al. (1999), Day et al. (2008 & 2012), Fessler and Christensen (1992), Huberman (1993), Lynn (2002), and Shavit et al. (2022) ]. Adults have different learning needs than children [Knowles (1972, 1973, 1984, 2020)], and value specific characteristics in facilitators [Shanteau (1992)]. Practitioner voice from grounded theory dissertation research led to the development of the Mid-Career Professional Development Design Framework [Reichel (2023)].
Dissertation: https://researchonline.stthomas.edu/esploro/outputs/doctoral/Dont-Waste-My-Time--Characteristics/991015132104803691?institution=01CLIC_STTHOMAS
Article in The Learning Professional: https://learningforward.org/journal/taking-the-next-step/are-you-listening-to-midcareer-teachers-needs/

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Presenters

Dr. Jennifer Reichel

Director of Teaching and Learning

Mahtomedi Public Schools

Session specifications

Topic:

Professional Learning and Development

TLP:

Grade level:

PK-12

Audience:

Curriculum Designer/Director, District Level Leadership, School Level Leadership

Attendee devices:

Devices useful

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows

Participant accounts, software and other materials:

No need for any specific software, apps or accounts.