3.8: Different by Design - Reframing Professional Learning

About this episode

The episode discusses the need for differentiated professional development for busy educators.

Love what you hear, or have a suggestion for a future episode? 💖 Send me a text. 💌 “Sit and get” professional development is easy to schedule and hard to defend. What busy educators actually need is learning that respects their time, connects to their students, and leaves them with something they can use tomorrow. We’re joined by St. Lucie Public Schools instructional specialist Kimberly Wadsworth and Teacher Leader Dr. Trevor Sparacio to unpack a different approach: differentiated professi...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Belinda Benner-Ordoñez

Guests: Kimberly Wadsworth, Dr. Trevor Sparacio

Topics covered

• professional development
• differentiated learning
• educator needs
• instructional strategies
• time management

Keywords

• professional learning
• educators
• instructional specialist
• teacher leader
• differentiation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St. Lucie Public Schools

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