Dates: 8:30 - 3:30pm on
Jan. 13 and 14, 2009 with follow-up date March 16, 2009
(Lunch is included)

Location: LAPDA Meeting Space, Montpelier

Cost: $425 per person for two-day training ($175 additional for follow-up day)

Materials: $99 for PD Action Toolkit (One kit per team)

This workshop has been approved by the Vermont DOE for Title IIA expenditure

Registration: http://www.lapdavt.org

Call (802) 224-9110 for more information

Course Description:

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Whether you’re already an expert staff developer or you’re taking on this role for the first time, this two day initial session will help you increase the effectiveness of your professional development. Dr. Deborah Childs-Bowen, an experienced ASCD consultant and former President of the National Staff Development Council will facilitate the learning experience. You will work through the process of designing, implementing, and evaluating professional development, using a variety of tools to guide discussion and planning. This workshop is designed for a 3-5 person team who is charged with the responsibility for ensuring that district or school based professional development accomplishes what it is ultimately intended to do, improve teacher practice and improve student learning. An optional follow up day has been scheduled for March to help insure that your team gets off to a great start with its planning efforts.

Course Goals/Objectives:

During this session, participants will:

• Create a vision and definition of professional development for your learning community

• Establish a common understanding of your professional development programs content and results

• Solve time, logistics, and sequencing issues

• Design and implement professional development tasks and activities that align to school and district goals

• Measure your progress and reflect on individual and group improvement

• Evaluate the impact of professional development and sharing your success

About the Instructor

Presenter Bio: Deborah Childs-Bowen has over 25 years of skilled and knowledgeable practice in management, professional development, facilitation, research, organizational development, executive coaching, and strategic planning. She specializes in program planning, design and implementation, program evaluation, and professional development for preservice and inservice teachers and administrators. She has repeatedly displayed capability in assisting organizations to move towards their desired goals and to analyze program effectiveness. Childs-Bowen has designed and implemented professional development opportunities that have been catalytic within numerous organizations. She is well-versed in the research community yet is extremely well-grounded in practical application for results.