Friday, March 4, 2016

Disappointing PD SOL#16

I was super excited to go to professional development this week. My colleagues and I visited this school in the fall, and we were invited back to experience a "deeper dive". I have to say, we were all very disappointed yesterday. The five of us split up into different categories - preschool, elementary, and middle school, with the presenters focusing on those areas specifically. The last time we were here, we received a binder full of documents, samples, rubrics, etc. We had in-depth presentations about how projects were generated, planned and carried out. This time all we received was a folder with an agenda and a map. Not one of us heard something new yesterday. We're hoping today will be better. Unfortunately, I feel this way often with pd: disappointment. Ever the optimist though, I hope we are surprised today and get to that "deeper dive".



8 comments:

  1. Unfortunately, I know how you feel. PDs can be inspiring and motivating, but they can also be very disappointing.

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  2. I'm sorry you had a disappointing experience! After going through the trouble of lesson plans and worrying about your students, it stinks not to have something good to show for it. I hope today was better.

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  3. Ugh...I hate PD like this, when we leave feeling deflated not enriched.

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  4. Ugh...I hate PD like this, when we leave feeling deflated not enriched.

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  5. What a disappointment to not learn anything new. Handouts are great if they support new learning. Anything less is just a waste of paper.

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  6. It's tough when PD doesn't meet your expectations. Here's hoping today was better!

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  7. PD should never be hit or miss!! Hope your next opportunity meets your needs.

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  8. That is so frustrating! Sorry to hear that your time away from your classroom wasn't as rewarding as you had hoped.

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