Says Dawson, “Iowa AEAs have been providing a variety of online resources to support research and curriculum for many years. We are very excited to now be able to add the professional development content from the School Improvement Network in an on-demand digital format. The AEAs have been purchasing Video Journal of Education videos on videotape for years but being able to search for and view this high-quality, research-based content over the Internet will really make it much more usable and effective. We are also excited about the availability of Drake University credit for schools using PD 360 with Professional Learning Communities.”
PD 360 is an on-demand professional development library designed for teachers, administrators, coaches, mentors, content specialists, and professional learning communities. To make relevant help instantly available, PD 360 includes hundreds of indexed and searchable video segments that address the topics most pertinent to teachers and administrators, such as differentiation, classroom management, assessment, data, closing the achievement gap, leadership, brain research, and instructional strategies.
Every segment in PD 360 is presented by one of education’s most respected experts—Rick DuFour, Michael Fullan, Rick Stiggins, Pat Wolfe, Douglas Reeves, Carol Santa, and many others—and features multiple best-practice classroom examples from urban, suburban, and rural schools across North America. With over 1,000 examples in all, PD 360 helps teachers implement research-based instruction by showing them what it actually looks like when applied with real students. PD 360’s integrated tracking, reporting, and follow-up ensure accountability and implementation of professional development.
As thousands of schools have already found, PD 360 is revolutionizing professional development by giving teachers a job-embedded, on-demand resource. Traditionally, teachers have had to wait for workshops or conferences to receive training from top consultants or to get answers to their questions. With PD 360, the biggest names in education are at teachers’ fingertips the moment they need them. Anytime a teacher has a question, they can find an instant answer—no matter where they are or how many questions they have.
Unlike online courses, PD 360 is comprehensive in its approach by addressing all topics in one highly accessible place. Teachers can stay focused on the standards and objectives of their state, district, and school, while at the same time getting immediate help for individual concerns. Although it is a comprehensive library of research-based professional development, teachers will not have trouble finding the exact content they need. PD 360 was designed with teachers in mind and its ease of use supports successful usage.
By providing coaches, mentors, principals, and other instructional leaders with simple ways to provide job-embedded follow-up, PD 360 has ended the days of one-shot professional development. Instructional leaders can now promote classroom implementation by providing teachers with immediate follow-up through email. Administrators can track professional development and stay aware of teachers’ progress on an individual basis.
In the coming months, thousands of other schools plan to bring PD 360 to their teachers. With strong momentum and thousands of current subscribers, PD 360 is already making its mark on education.
About PD 360
PD 360 is the leading on-demand professional learning resource for schools and districts. Over 150,000 educators subscribe 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 bridges the gap between training and classroom implementation with job-embedded follow-up, tracking, and reflection tools. PD 360 includes over 110 hours of video content and is the most comprehensive web-based library of professional development resources available. See a demonstration at www.pd360.com.
