EDU 636 Developing Educator Capacity Through Professional Learning
This course includes an examination of professional development standards and approaches used to design, implement, and evaluate professional learning. Best practices in using data to tailor professional learning to school-wide, group, and individual teacher needs will be identified and applied to student-generated professional development plans. Principles of adult learning theory will be analyzed and applied. Specific professional development structures, such as coaching, mentoring, and professional learning communities, will be researched.