1. Is there a certain order that I should go in with the Self-Paced professional learning or resources?
2. If I am just getting started, or my school is getting started, where should I begin?
3. Is this professional development created for whole schools or small groups?
4. How will I know if the professional development option I select is the right fit for me?

 

Is there a certain order that I should go in with the Self-Paced professional learning or resources?

There is not a specific order; however, each professional development option serves a different purpose with entry points based on your unique needs. Offerings are wide open depending on your school or district's goals. Contact a Coach if you need more help determining the best entry point.

 

If I am just getting started, or my school is getting started, where should I begin?

Typically we would suggest that a person, team, or a school should start with our Framework Foundation series if they are “new” to student-centered practices, or interested in doing some level setting around “what we want school to be like for our learners.” The One Point Rubric contains “I can” statements that represent the learning in each module. You could do a quick self-assessment using the One Point Rubric to determine where you, or your school is in your current practices and see if this opportunity is the right starting point for you. If you are a leader, you could have a small group of teachers, or your whole staff do this self-assessment to see where each of them are in their practices.

 

Is this professional development created for whole schools or small groups?

All of the above. It depends on your context and what your team of educators may need. If you are a school leader, you may decide it is more appropriate to have a small group of educators, possibly your innovators, begin engaging in our professional development first. Then later, it could grow into a whole school endeavor. Or, if your whole school is ready to dive in, then you may select to approach our professional development as a whole school while personalizing to meet a variety of needs.

 

How will I know if the professional development option I select is the right fit for me?

Ponder these questions to guide your selection: What do I currently believe about teaching and learning? What does student ownership look like and sound like? What am I currently doing that connects to student-centered practices as described in the SC Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Framework? Then, take some time to use our One Point Rubrics to self-assess:

• Exploring Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
• Implementing Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
• Scaling & Spreading Personalized, Competency-Based Learning

If…	then…
I am a school leader who is trying to use Launch as our professional development and I am wondering what it can look like in our embedded PD structures.	Check out the Launch Team Options for Implementation to see if one of these options might fit into your current embedded PD structures.
I am a school leader who is trying to use Community of Practice as our professional development and I am wondering what it can look like in our embedded PD structures.	Take a peek at the Community of Practice Options for Implementation to see if one of these options might fit into your current embedded PD structures.
I am a school leader who wants to learn and create using the PSCG Competencies and I am wondering what that could look like in our embedded PD structures.	Explore the Options for Competency Implementation to see if one of these options might be a good fit.
I am an individual educator who wants to dive in and start learning about student-centered practices.	Enroll in the Framework Foundations series.
I am an educator or leader who wants to hear about ways that SC educators and leaders are doing this work every day.	Listen to our Makin’ It Personal podcast that highlights real SC educators and leaders in this work.
I am an educator, or leader who has already learned through the Framework Foundation series and now I am wondering what’s next.	You can choose to dig deeper with the Learning Pathways series if that part of the Framework Foundation series resonated with you or your educators. OR Access the Launch Module Series to learn how to implement some of the things you learned in the Framework Foundation series.