Office of Curriculum, Technology, & Assessment

Description: 
Linda Roberts, consultant and former Director of the Office of Educational Technology with the U.S. Department of Education states that “It’s All About Learning.”  Linda discusses that today’s students come to school with different expectations and needs, 21st Century skills, new models of teaching and learning, and looking to the future.

NSDC Standards for Staff Development

Context Standards

Staff development that improves the learning of all students:

• Requires skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement. (Leadership)

Process Standards

Staff development that improves the learning of all students:

• Uses disaggregated student data to determine adult learning priorities, monitor progress, and help sustain continuous improvement. (Data-Driven)
• Uses multiple sources of information to guide improvement and demonstrate its impact. (Evaluation)
• Prepares educators to apply research to decision making. (Research-Based)
• Uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal. (Design)
• Applies knowledge about human learning and change. (Learning)

Content Standards

Staff development that improves the learning of all students:

• Prepares educators to understand and appreciate all students, create safe, orderly and supportive learning environments, and hold high expectations for their academic achievement. (Equity)

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