Promoting the Value of Professional Development

 

Week 4 – Assignment

• Due Monday by 11:59pm
• Points 10
• Submitting an external tool

Promoting the Value of Professional Development

This assignment emphasizes the importance of quality professional development—something that parents, the community, and even teachers/employees oftentimes do not understand the need for. Effective professional development can transform teaching and learning. For this assignment, you will create a visual representation such as an infographic, a brochure, or a single-page flyer meant to show others the purpose and value of professional development. An example is viewable in this week’s Weekly Lesson. Please choose one of the of digital resource options below to create your visual representation is located in this week’s Resources list:

• Canva (Links to an external site.). This site allows for easy drag and drop infographic creation
• Canva Flyers (Links to an external site.). This site allows for easy drag and drop flyers.
• Jukebox (Links to an external site.). This site allows you to create brochures.
• LucidPress (Links to an external site.). Create online brochure templates.
• Piktochart (Links to an external site.). This site allows you to create infographics and infuse pictures as well.
• postermywall (Links to an external site.). This site allows for online flyer creation.
• MyCreativeShop (Links to an external site.). Create online flyers.
• Venngage (Links to an external site.). This site allows you to create infographics.

First, prepare by viewing and reading the following;

• The Effective Teaching, Professional Development and How Our Children Benefit From Its Success (Links to an external site.) video (5:19) about the impact of professional development on teaching and learning.
• Chapter 6 of Mooney & Mausbach (2008) and your personal experiences with professional development, along with
• Chapter 8 of Mooney & Mausbach (2008), pages 153-161, the section entitled, Four Dimensions of Leadership Work
• Your flyer, infographic, or brochure must address the components described below.

Content Expectations

• Describe what effective professional development is and how it is achieved. Consider what you read in Chapter 6 as well as the content in TheBalancingAct video.
• Provide a visual element of what effective professional development is and how it is achieved. 
• Describe how professional development makes a difference for both teaching and learning.
• Provide a visual element of how professional development makes a difference for both teaching and learning.
• Describe the leader’s role in professional development. Include specific characteristics of a leader including that of having a growth mindset.
• Provide a visual element of the leader’s role in professional development. Include specific characteristics of a leader including that of having a growth mindset

Written Communication Expectations

• Page Requirements: Follows required template and includes APA formatted cover page and references page.
• Syntax and Mechanics: Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar.
• APA Formatting: Follows APA when citing research in-text. Includes an accurately formatted references list as part of flyer, brochure, or infographic.
• Source Requirement: References at least two scholarly sources in addition to Mooney and Mausbach (2008), providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the references page need to be used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.