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Using Feedback to Drive Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Like all my implementations where the work is job-embedded and ongoing, learning walks are a core component. In September, the leaders and I conducted walks in every classroom over two days. Feedback is a critical catalyst for professional learning and growth. Feedback is a powerful tool for driving professional learning.

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Efficacy in Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Speaking from experience, I have significantly benefited from not only engaging in digital spaces but taking what I have learned and applying it to my practice, which I can readily show when asked or communicate through my blog. I have written in the past about the need to move from professional development (PD) to professional learning.

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6 Ways to Improve Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

No matter your position in education, you have gone through some form of professional development. In many cases, the act of being “developed” comes in a variety of standard types such as workshops, mandated PD days, presentations, conferences, book studies, or keynotes. The goal was then to act on the feedback prior to my next visit.

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AI-Enabled Personal Professional Learning Rural District Grant Winner Announced

eSchool News

North Carolina based QoreInsights announced winners of their 2024-2025 Grant for Rural Districts where they selected one school to win a free site wide license for unlimited use of their AI-enabled personalized professional learning platform, The Classroom Education Plan© (CEP). The response was incredible.

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Model What You Preach: Pedagogy at the Heart of Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

When I began speaking ten years ago, almost all of my keynotes and presentations consisted of me just speaking at the audience. I was still a high school principal and not a trained speaker and presenter. The bottom line is that I had to go back to my teacher roots and view the adults as learners in a classroom.

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Professional Learning Communities: Using the 5Es to Give Teachers Agency and Maximize Productivity

Catlin Tucker

This will be easier to do if school leaders harness the talent on their campuses and create systems that encourage teachers to learn with and from each other. Professional learning should not be relegated to a handful of all-staff training days. The members of the PLC determine the focus of their inquiry and learning.

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Power Up Blended Learning: A Professional Learning Infrastructure to Support Sustainable Change

Catlin Tucker

I fear that many schools and districts have not invested in building a professional learning infrastructure to nurture the spark created during stand-alone professional development days. That said, inspiring educators to change their teaching practices and reimagine learning in their classrooms is not an easy feat.