Professional Learning for Busy Educators

Technology is making it easier for administrators to provide relevant, real-time and focused PD opportunities, but leaders say maintaining time for connection and collaboration is key.

Project Tomorrow's Speak Up Survey shows teacher preferences for face-to-face professional learning conferences declined to 40% in 2017.

"No matter your position in education, you have gone through some form of professional development. In many cases, the act of being “developed” comes in a variety of standard types such as workshops, mandated PD days, presentations, conferences, book studies, or keynotes. Many of these are often the one and done variety or conducted in a drive-by manner. Now, don’t get me wrong; some educators find value in the experiences I have outlined above and have gone on to change their respective practice for the better. However, I would say an equal amount have found little to no benefit. The bottom line is that all educators yearn for quality professional learning as opposed to development that leads to sustained improvements in teaching, learning, and leadership. The image below from Katie Martin sums up nicely what educators want out of professional learning. "

Learning is the core foundation of personal growth, and it’s a habit that everyone should make time for to achieve improvement in every aspect of one’s life.

But during a busy workweek, how does one actually learn while their brain is being pulled in a million different directions?

Thankfully, because of its importance, various studies have been conducted to find out how people can maximize and improve the way they engage into their learning habits.

Thanks to science, there are newly discovered effective ways on how you can make the most out of learning, making it an enjoyable daily habit for continuous self-improvement.