VSDC Region IV 2009 Spring Meeting

Virginia Staff Development Council (an affiliate of the National Staff Development Council)

Region IV Professional Development Gathering

NSDC Purpose: Ensuring that every educator engages in effective professional learning every day so that every student achieves.

April 16, 2009

Why: Connect with other professional developers in our region

Topic: Sharing professional learning strategies that work and helpful resources

AGENDA

9:40-10:00 Coffee and Networking

10:00-10:15 Welcome, Introductions and Setting the context of our work

Result: Participant relationships are strengthened.

• http://vsdcregion4.blogspot.com/

10:20-11:15 Sharing of Resources

Result: Participants create a shared knowledge base.

• Share information from a conference session you have attended this year
• Bring/share information about a resource you have found to be helpful
• Plans for new hire support and mentor programs?
• How budget cuts have impacted professional learning in region 4 districts?

11:15- 11:45 What can VSCD for you and your district?

Result: Participants identify areas and ways that VSDC and/or VSDC Region IV can be a resource or support.

11:45-12:00 Reflection and next steps

Result: Participants identify areas in which VSDC and/or VSDC Region IV can be of support.

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-1:45 Webinar- NSDC’s Deputy Executive Director Joellen Killion will provide an overview of Professional Learning in the Learning Profession: A Status Of Teacher Development in the U.S. and Abroad and answer questions.

Result: Participate in a conversation about the Darling-Hammond research.

Links from the meeting:

• http://www.polleverywhere.com/

• VSDC- http://www.vsdc-online.org

• NSDC- http://www.nsdc.org

• VSDC Meeting Evaluation and Feedback form. View the responses about today's meeting here

  http://www.surveymonkey.com/sr.aspx?sm=FXfTAdd0BPCwqEGiU66jj_2fhbxo_2bPFzJulHT2Aumy1_2bY_3d

• Members continue to update their contact information and provide input on the best time of day, day of the week and location for gatherings via the following link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cEowRlNPRmRCVHV4NU4wQVc3MWlESWc6MA..

VA Region IV

Counties:
Arlington
Clarke
Culpeper
Fairfax
Fauquier
Frederick
Loudoun
Madison
Orange
Page
Prince William
Rappahannock
Shenandoah
Warren

Cities:

Alexandria

Fairfax

Falls Church

Manassas

Manassas Park

Winchester