Professionally Developed Professional Development (almost)
Not too shabby!
Creating a professional development training session for teachers was the easiest thing I have ever done, ever.
Yeah right!! I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it though! I truly do have a passion for graphic design and creating this professional development was right up my ally. My brain works in steps and I consider myself to be a very logical and strategic person when it comes to planning. Using the ADDIE model to streamline my thinking was a HUGE help and something I had never even heard about until now.So why Running Records?
"Instructional design is conducted for a purpose- to produce a desired change"
(Brown & Green, 2019, p. 50).
As a district, we have grown exponentially. With this growth, we have seen many changes to our curriculum and assessments and sometimes these changes get lost in the shuffle. I have noticed that running records tend to always be a source of contention when it comes to whether or not they are being administered correctly. Veteran teachers think they are doing them correctly and then get shut down when they arrive at PST meetings; new teachers are going off of what they are taught by whomever teachers them. Ultimately, this is a major problem because running records are a MAJOR source of data that can make or break small group instruction and planning. According to Levin and Porath (2012), the possible purposes of using running records include:
(Levin and Porath, 2012)
- Finding an appropriate level of text for a child
- Developing flexible groups for instruction
- Documenting progress in reading fluency
- Proving insight into a child’s use of cueing systems
- Planning “next steps” for a child or group of children
- Summarizing the impact of instructional programs on reading
- Learning about the reading progress of children
So, things need to change and that is exactly what I hope to accomplish when I implement this professional development during the upcoming school year.
Now that the "need" has been established, Brown and Green (2019) state that the next pivotal is to conduct a task analysis. This is a critical component because I must establish what I want teachers to know and/or accomplish by participating in this particular professional development (Brown & Green, 2019). At first, this was incredibly daunting, however, I followed the ADDIE instructional design model so I was able to plan everything out and streamline the millions of thoughts and ideas running through my head.
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Brown, A. H., & Green, T. D. (2019). The essentials of instructional design: Connecting fundamental principles with process and practice (4th ed.). Routledge.
Levin, L., & Porath, S. (2012). Teaching literacy in grades Pre-K to 2 – simple book publishing. Pressbooks. https://kstatelibraries.pressbooks.pub/prek2lit/
3 comments
April,
ReplyDeleteI can see creating professional developments being right up your alley! You are so creative and have an eye for details. Your professional development looks engaging and like it will be very effective in helping teachers learn how to correctly administer running records. Like you said, running records are so important in early grades. As Gillett and Ellingson (2017) said, “Running records provide concrete evidence of students’ skills, reading levels, strategies, and progress as readers” (p. 136). Running records help teachers know the next steps to take with their students. Gillett and Ellingson (2017) reiterate this point by saying that the data teachers collect from running records helps teachers make instructional decisions for students.
When planning my professional development, I also used the ADDIE model to help me stay on track. As Brown and Green (2020) state ADDIE is “intended to guide individuals through the process of creating and evaluating instruction” (p. 12). I too am a logical and strategic person and having the Instructional Model Outline and the use of ADDIE was very helpful.
Thanks for sharing,
Dana
References
Brown, A. H., & Green, T. D. (2020). The essentials of instructional design: Connecting fundamental principles with process and practice (4th ed.). Routledge.
Gillett, E. & Ellingson, S. P. (2017). How will I know what my students need? Preparing preservice teachers to use running records to make instructional decisions. Reading Teacher, 71(2), 135-143.
April,
ReplyDeleteYour PD sounds great. I learned running records in college and actually thought they were great. I do not teach reading so I do not have to use them now, but they are wonderful for reading teachers to group students and track progress. You did a good job finding a need in your own school. Your use of Canva to make a slideshow is a good example of an interactive, engaging lesson. This will do great in your PD session. Brown and Green (2020) say, “Without some understanding of visual design, you are likely to create materials that are less than optimal.” Your presentation has a good design and will be aesthetically pleasing to those in the training. I hope that your training goes well and the knowledge will be well used.
Barbara
Brown, A., & Green, T. D. (2020). The essentials of instructional design: Connecting fundamental principles with process and practice. Routledge.
I forgot to cite the page number for my quote. It was on page 238.
DeleteBarbara