Hawaii plans to use PD 360 at the school level to align professional learning plans with the school’s academic goals and student achievement data to insure teachers have the resources and training necessary to improve student achievement.
“The schools that have already infused PD 360 into their professional learning development have found success in getting closer to their achievement goals,” said Robert Campbell, Director of Federal Compliance and Project Management, Hawaii Department of Education. “I believe this success is because teachers love the flexibility and comprehensiveness of this resource and have integrated its use into their daily schedules.”
Over 350,000 educators at over 8,000 schools in every state, and nearly all territories, and Canadian provinces use PD 360 to access over a thousand short, easy-to-use video segments that feature the leading experts and present real classroom and best-practice examples. Teachers and administrators are impressed by both the quality and content of PD 360’s library. In addition to its vast content library, PD 360 provides integrated follow-up tools, reflection activities, tracking, collaboration and community discussion forums, file sharing, and now social networking between all 350,000 educators to promote greater implementation of learning.
“Hawaii is an innovator in developing school improvement plans. They know that high quality professional learning that expands teachers’ expertise is a priority and they have firsthand knowledge that PD 360 is a powerful learning resource,” said Chet Linton, CEO, School Improvement Network. “We are proud to partner with them in their continuing quest of ensuring successful outcomes for all Hawaiian school children.”
About School Improvement Network
Founded in 1991 by teachers, the School Improvement Network provides comprehensive, research-based professional development anytime, anywhere. As the home of The Video Journal of Education, PD 360, and the Leadership and Learning Framework, School Improvement Network resources focus on the most relevant topics, feature the top experts, and show educators how to put theory into practice. The School Improvement Network works with thousands of schools and districts in every state and around the world and has visited over 3,000 classrooms to document best practices in action. Learn more at www.schoolimprovement.com.
About the Hawaii Department of Education
The Hawaii Department of Education, in partnership with the family and the community, is committed to having all public school graduates achieve the General Learner Outcomes and content and performance standards in order to realize their individual goals and aspirations. Hawaii's citizens and community leaders place a high priority on quality K-12 education. The Board of Education and Superintendent of the Department of Education advance this commitment toward excellence by fostering student achievement, school improvement, and community involvement in education based on higher expectations and challenging standards.
The vision guiding Hawaii’s public schools:
1. Holds high expectations of what students should know, be able to do and care about doing;
2. Focuses attention, effort and resources on promoting student learning; and
3. Holds each school accountable for meeting high levels of performance.
About PD 360
PD 360 is the leading, on-demand professional learning resource for schools and districts. Over 350,000 educators are licensed through their schools, districts, and states to have access to PD 360. Teachers, administrators, professional learning communities, coaches, mentors, instructional leaders, and paraprofessionals have available at their fingertips hundreds of indexed and searchable video segments that present real, best-practice classroom examples and feature respected education experts, such as Michael Fullan, Rick DuFour, Doug Reeves, Rick Stiggins, and many others. Educators can instantly find the help they need on nearly every topic, including differentiation, assessment, English language learners, leadership, and more. PD 360 can also be used to create a structured learning experience for an individual teacher, a PLC, or even an entire school. PD 360 bridges the gap between training and classroom implementation with job-embedded follow-up, tracking, and reflection tools. PD 360 gives educators access to an online community and rich social network of teaching professionals that allows interaction and collaboration either within a district or across the United States and the world. PD 360 includes nearly 1000 research-based video learning segments and is the most comprehensive web-based library of professional development resources available. See a demonstration at www.pd360.com.
For more information contact:
Ruth Nelson, Public Relations Manager
218-821-9168
ruthnelson@scicable.com
