Alternate PL – Call to Action

Introduction

This assignment consists of two components—a presentation and a video rationale that build upon each other. Both components are grounded in my Digital Career Exploration & Mentorship Program with an aim to impact College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR). Across both assignments, I analyze a persistent issue plaguing education that despite educators attending professional learning sessions regularly, they often lack impact or do not lead to long-term improvements in instruction (Gulamhussein, 2013; TNTP, 2015). By exploring this issue through these two components, I not only discuss the necessity of designing programs that impact students, but how to foster environments where those innovations will be supported through effective professional learning.

Created as a “Call to Action” presentation, this work uses research-based principles to advocate for change and improvement of professional learning initiatives and interventions moving from traditional “sit and get” trainings to active, sustained “go and show” training. Within this work, I pull together research findings around effective professional learning, specifically duration, sustained support, active learning, modeling, and content-specific focus (Learning Forward, 2019). The accompanying video, created after the presentation, serves as my rationale for the design of my project. This work dives deeper into the who, what, and why of my project by allowing me to discuss my personal connection to the work, as well as my research process and design decisions.

Check out my PowerPoint presentation link below along with my reflection video!