PD Strategy

Practice

Cycle

Whole group

Specific PD focus based on SIP (school improvement plan) goals

2 times each month

Grade level

• Staff sign up for collaborative, information-sharing sessions
• Content based on specific need
• Grade level teams hold meetings weekly

2-3 times each month

Half- and full-day sub outs

Teachers gather to review and analyze the latest student data

3-5 times each year for all grade levels

Guided peer observation

• Staff observe in each other’s classrooms to see examples of best practices in action
• Pre- and post-observation discussions open up the opportunity to question and learn.
• District literacy and math lab observation

1-2 times each year
3 times each year

Literacy and math labs

Garfield dedicates 1 classroom as a lab. Schools across the district send teachers to observe a Garfield educator apply best practices for literacy instruction in a multi-age classroom.

3 times each year