Greatness in teaching is just as rare as greatness in medicine, dance, law, or any other profession. Although the qualities that make great teachers are not easy to inculcate or duplicate, understanding these qualities can give all teachers a standard of excellence to strive for, and guide schools in their efforts to recruit and retain the best teachers. In order to use professional development as a vehicle for improvement, districts need to know how teachers learn new skills. Districts have typically assumed teacher learning is straightforward, with teachers merely needing to be presented with information about effective teaching strategies. But research suggests teachers’ learning process is more complex than that. Below lists professional development activities and research presentations throughout my career.
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Professional Development workshops at the Central Alabama Inservice Center at Alabama State University (Upgrading Your Teaching & Learning Style Tools, How to Zoom in On Classroom Control, Multiple Tiers of Student Support (MTSS) [Virtual via Zoom]) Summer 2022.
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Professional Development workshops at Selma City School District Summer Conference (What Administrators Want Teachers to Know), Summer 2016
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Professional Development workshops at the Central Alabama Inservice Center at Alabama State University (What Administrators Want Teachers to Know, Problem-Based Activities to Motivate Students to Learn), Summer 2016.
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Attended the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Chicago, IL, April 11-14, 2015.
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Teacher Professional Development, Crenshaw County School (Google Apps: Google Forms and Sites), August 5 & 7, 2014.
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Teacher Professional Development workshop Autaugaville School, Enhancing Instruction using Technology: Edmodo and Voicethread, January 6, Feb 13, 2014.
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Math and Science Partnership: A NanoBio Science Partnership for the Alabama Black Belt Region Annual Conference, Building Teacher Capacity in the Middle School Science Classroom, August 17, 2013.
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Professional Development workshops at the Central Alabama Inservice Center at Alabama State University (Instructional Strategies, Web 2.0 Tools), Summer 2013.
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3rd Annual Alabama Association of Professors of Educational Leadership (AAPEL) Conference, The Impact of Teacher Effectiveness: Building Teacher Capacity, February 22-23, 2013.
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Keynote Speaker at Dallas County School System Teacher Institute, Using Web 2.0 Tools to Enhance Classroom Instruction, August 13, 2012
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