Managing and Envisioning Professional Learning in San Antonio
ISD
Offices of Professional Learning and Instructional Technology Services
About the Facilitators
• Dr. Jody Westbrook-Youngblood, Office of Professional LearningEmail: [email protected]: 210-299-1187
• Miguel Guhlin, Office of Instructional Technology ServicesEmail: [email protected]: 210-527-1400Web: http://itls.saisd.net
What’s the difference?
• Professional Learning: what we want people to do
• Professional Development: what we have done to people
• Staff Development: what we used to do to people
• In-Service: what we made people do for compliance
What we’re working on right now:
• New teacher training, vouchers, and mentor stipends
• Formation of a Professional Learning Advisory Board
• Hosting New Principals and their Mentors
• Identifying needs of Assistant Principals
• Content for CICs• Calendars, calendars,
calendars
Getting a grip on the big picture
• SAISD events
These are standing or called meetings at the district level.
• SAISD Professional Learning
Professional learning opportunities offered at the district level – all departments.
Serves as a
bridge to the PDP.
The Professional Development Planner
• Provides on-line registration
• Allows teachers to track their professional learning record.
Enables principals to view who has gone to what
Access this online at http://itls.saisd.net/pd under Resources: Administrators' PDP Search
Professional Learning Calendar
• Items appearing in the Professional Learning Calendar connect to the Professional Development Planner, enabling tracking of participants and attendance.