Professional development can take many forms.Some professional development happens in house, with local trainers working toward local objectives. Some takes place at a state or national level with facilitators who are experts in their fields and there are many other ways in between.
What ever the case may be, in order for the professional development to be effective, it must be systematic and part of a professional development plan.
What is your consortium's professional development plan? How does it fit in with your technology center's professional development plan? When Tech Prep works alone, it becomes ineffective. When we provide one shot professional development the impact of our dollars lessens and our ability to be change agents is diminished.
The professional development provided through Tech Prep should be part of a systematic plan for professional development. The activities that we carry out should compliment the aims and goals of the consortium while working with the objective of the technology center and primary partner.
Are you holding Alliance meetings with your primary partners? If not, is this a case for professional development? Why are the meetings not happening? Is it a lack of understanding of interest? Is it a lack of understanding the Alliances? Is there an opportunity for professional development that will help move the consortium forward?
We are working on the Oklahoma Tech Prep Professional Development Sourcebook. This book will serve as a resource for Tech Prep Coordinators on putting together professional development, activities that work and best practices. There are some ideas already posted online in our professional development section of the Tech Prep Web site.
Are you being a change agent? What is your professional development plan?
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