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Professional Development Achieving predictable gains in student performance depends largely on the professional development provided to support the core processes for creating a highly effective, instructionally focused district. To support these processes, Edgenuity provides a series of professional development sessions to a pre-defined cadre of district and site leaders for each application. Each session is designed to facilitate the development of the district’s leadership to use the analyses of student and instructional data from the Edgenuity system to make real change in the classroom. All services are provided through Edgenuity’s Implementation and Support team as well as a chosen network of qualified professional development partners. Edgenuity recognizes that districts may already be working with existing service providers, so in those cases, the Edgenuity team will work with these providers, if they are supporting the implementation of the Edgenuity Achievement Suite or facilitating data team meetings. |
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Curriculum
In the case of Curriculum, Edgenuity offers four professional development sessions to district and site leaders who will become the core team to introduce and support teachers and other leaders in the use of the system. These four sessions include:
- Defining mastery to achieve proficiency on the standards
- Pacing for mastery to create a viable curriculum
- Identifying or modifying lessons to support the curriculum
- Developing test blueprints for benchmark assessments
Instruction
In the case of Instruction, Edgenuity offers four professional development sessions to the district/site leader team. These four sessions assist districts with creating common processes for planning and analyzing instruction, and in the use of data from the analysis of instruction to adjust practice. These four sessions include:
- Establishing a quality lesson design and study process to evaluate lesson delivery
- Differentiating instruction by content, process, or product without sacrificing rigor
- Using common protocols for classroom walkthroughs and academic conferencing
- Using Teaching Profiles to understand the impact of specific instructional strategies on student performance and to develop relevant professional development plans
Assessment
In the case of Assessment, Edgenuity offers four professional development sessions to the district/site leader cadre. These four sessions focus on the establishment of assessment as a fundamental part of classroom practice and the use of formative and interim assessment data to inform instruction. These four sessions include:
- Identifying or developing interim tests for benchmark assessments
- Creating or modifying common assignments for formative assessment
- Setting or monitoring targets for progress and growth
- Using Learning Profiles to identify gaps and group students flexibly
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