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New Standards Resource Available To Download

By Learning Forward
April 2012
Vol. 33 No. 2
Learning Forward has posted Facilitator Guide: Standards for Professional Learning on its website as a free resource for all members and website visitors. Designed to assist facilitators in introducing and helping others implement the standards, this guide is for educators new to the Standards for Professional Learning as well as those familiar with the previous Standards for Staff Development. Included in the guide are practical activities, reflection questions, and tools to deepen users’ understanding of the standards and how effective professional learning leads to effective teaching practices, supportive leadership, and improved student results. Each unit includes introductory and intermediate tasks for use with small groups, teams, or large groups to encourage collegial dialogue, promote active engagement, foster a culture of collective responsibility, and take users

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Facilitator Guide Units

The units below are organized to support a full-day learning session on the standards with suggested variations for a two-hour introduction. Facilitators can also adapt the units to suit their particular schedules and learners.

  1. Opening and introductions
  2. Why standards?
  3. Standards overview
  4. The role of the standards
  5. Unpacking the standards
  6. Standards in practice
  7. Standards in action
  8. Assessment and follow-up
  9. Closing and reflections

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Download the Facilitator Guide PDF from www.lf.wphlab.com/standards.


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