Chapter 7 Professional Development Sean VanHatten Jim Tiffin Terri Orden Content, Approach, and Efficacy Aligns with school vision A system is an interconnected complex of functionally related components that work together to try to accomplish the aim of the system. -- W. Edwards Deming Roles of School Community make sure everyone shares the same vision, and knows what she or he is expected to implement It's easy to get the players. Getting 'em to play together, that's the hard part. -- Casey Stengel Pre-planning plan and schedule the training well in advance Support Systems add a support and implementation component that has an element of accountability, and provides the time to use it effectively The greatest waste is America is failure to use the abilities of people. Training is essential to an employee carrying out his work with satisfaction. There should be a continual education and improvement of everyone on the job--self-improvement. --W. Edwards Deming Commitment determine incentives for committing staff to ongoing, long-term professional development (e.g., the implementation process combined with self-assessment and planning will replace the current evaluation process) The key to effective communication is trust. The key to trust is trustworthiness. -- Stephen Covey Active Participation make sure all staff are involved in appropriate professional development An organization's commitment to and capacity for learning can be no greater than that of its members. -- Peter Senge