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This Wikspace will be used to record responses to the //**Approaches to PD**// **activity**, in the **Supervision and Professional Development** course. It is a shared activity amongst both ISTE sections.=====


 * Directions:**

(1) After you conduct your research and analysis of the one selected approach, you will post a brief response to each question below. Post your response to one of the three approaches (left-side navigation): //Community of Practice, E-Learning,// or //Electronic Portfolios//.


 * **Prompts for Analysis of Selected Approach:**

(2) Throughout the week, continue to review responses by your classmates. In the **Week 8: Approaches to Professional Development whole group discussion forum** back on your section's course site, post at least two comments, specifically commenting on __each__ approach that you did not initially select. As the discussion grows, look for similarities in classmates’ analyses.
 * How does the approach support the needs of adult learners?
 * How does the approach support differentiated professional development to meet the unique needs of staff in your school?
 * What elements need to be in place so that the professional development is of high quality and effectively improves instruction?
 * How does the approach support teacher evaluation?
 * Contribute at least one resource (e.g., Web site or article) that supports the approach. The resource might provide more general information about the approach or present specific research-based findings on a particular aspect of the approach. ||

By the end of the week, you will have a bank of strategies and resources for effectively implementing three approaches to professional development.