Professional Development-3 Phase Follow-up

DPI recommends that each teacher's professional development follow a "3 Phase Follow-Up" (see article at http://tiny.cc/0XlyF). This includes the following:

Phase 1: Should be completed immediately following every professional learning activity or experience. A summary of the change (knowledge, skill, behavior, attitude, or other) resulting from the professional learning activity or experience. The teacher should create an action plan detailing specific action that they will take based on the change described.

Phase 2: The teacher should revisit the action plan two following the professional learning activity or experience and respond to the following:

• Detail: What actions did I take to implement my plan?
• Reflect: What worked? Why? What didn't work? Why not?
• React: What are my next steps?

Phase 3: Revisit your action plan six weeks following the professional learning activity or experience and respond to the following:

• Detail: What actions did I take to implement my plan?
• Reflect: What worked? Why? What didn't work? Why not?
• React: What are my next steps?

Helping make our PD effective PD is vitally important. This reflective process should help you do that.