The Virtual Principal

Planning for Professional Development


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Welcome back to The Virtual Principal!  I’m your host, Dr. Angela Draper, and on this episode, we’re going to be discussing how to plan for professional development for the new school year. We’ve been going through all the topics to prep for the 2021-2022 school year and next episode we’ll be wrapping the series up with getting your systems ready, so stay tuned! 

[00:39]  Let’s Get Started!

  • Start your planning with a theme
    • Something that you can use throughout the year to connect with students and families
  • Look at your calenda
  • Decide and prioritize according to what is most important

[05:00] How To Make Your PD Worthwhile and Engaging

  • Make room for Social-Emotional Learning for staff
    • SEL can be as simple as tapping into getting to know each other
    • Create something fun for them to do that will help bring everyone together and provide a sense of family and closeness
  • Plan for breaks!
  • Look at and use your financial resources 

[11:36] Making the Most of Your Time with Culture Calls 

  • Onboarding and how to make it simple for you
  • Figure out what things are necessary but can be done at one’s own pace?
  • Hold people accountable with a call to action or deliverable
  • How to create Culture Calls
  • Get your team involved! Don’t do this on your own

[20:41] Closing Up!

  • Here’s my link to access the 3 free resources: https://smart.bio/the_virtual_principal/
    • Culture calls
    • Mini Audio Course called Onboarding Made Easy
    • Trello Board of Master Checklist to Get Ready for the School Year


Key Quotes:

“You have to tend to your staff's social-emotional needs, while you're preparing for this professional development. Remember, they are just coming off of the most chaotic, traumatizing school year known to educators at this point in history, with the pandemic, and they're trying to re-enter into a new normal.” - Dr. Angela Draper 


“Everything doesn't have to be done in a face-to-face format. I think we've learned that this year.
 - Dr. Angela Draper 


“I'm so excited for the 2021-2022 school year. It is going to be amazing. Your professional development is going to be on point, your teachers are going to love you because you're doing an innovative thing with it, and you are going to have an amazing year.”  - Dr. Angela Draper



 

To know more about me and my journey, follow me on Instagram (@thevirtualprincipal).

Click here to access my Trello Board for Culture calls, my Mini Audio Course and my Trello Board for my Master Checklist  

 

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The Virtual PrincipalBy Angela Draper