Professional Development Flashcards
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Which professional development format is MOST appropriate for a school with widespread need to build capacity across an entire faculty?
Answer: Whole-faculty professional learning community structures
Whole-faculty PLC structures build collective capacity and shared ownership of improvement across all staff simultaneously.
An instructional coach is working with a teacher who resists feedback. Which strategy is MOST likely to build the teacher's openness to professional growth?
Answer: Building a trusting relationship through non-evaluative classroom visits and collaborative dialogue
Trust and a non-evaluative coaching relationship are foundational to creating a safe environment where teachers are willing to take risks and grow.
Which of the following BEST represents the use of technology to support personalized professional development?
Answer: Using adaptive learning platforms that customize PD content based on individual teacher needs and progress
Adaptive learning platforms allow professional development to be tailored to each educator's specific strengths, gaps, and pace.
A teacher exhibits ethical behavior in professional development by:
Answer: Honestly representing completed professional development hours on renewal documentation
Educators have an ethical obligation to accurately represent their professional development participation in all official documentation.
Which approach to professional development MOST directly supports equity for all students?
Answer: Providing PD that equips teachers to recognize and address their own implicit biases
Professional development on implicit bias helps educators identify and reduce inequitable practices that affect marginalized student groups.
When a school adopts a new mathematics curriculum, the MOST effective professional development plan would include:
Answer: Ongoing PD with curriculum exploration, classroom trials, and collaborative reflection throughout the year
Sustained PD tied to curriculum implementation includes repeated practice, reflection, and collaboration to ensure faithful and effective use.
A school leadership team wants to create a culture of continuous improvement. Which action MOST effectively supports this goal?
Answer: Embedding collaborative inquiry, shared reflection, and ongoing learning into the daily and weekly school schedule
A culture of continuous improvement is built through structured, collaborative routines that normalize inquiry and learning as part of the school day.