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Educators Share Their #BestPD, #WorstPD

We asked educators to share on Twitter the professional development that inspired them or that left them scratching their heads.

Educators Share Their #BestPD, #WorstPD



Education Week asked educators to share on Twitter the professional development that inspired them or that left them scratching their heads. Here’s a sample of responses:

Worst PD

Once got PD on how to use the new soap dispensers in the bathroom #worstPD

&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;—@DzԲԴǰ²Ա


If the presenters haven’t stepped foot in a classroom in the last 3 years, it’s probably going to be the #worstPD

&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;—@󳾲󲹱528


Paying a speaker who, legit, pressed “play” on an old-time-y tape player for a few hours. I think we all died inside.

&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;—@ѾҲԳٳ


So numerous: presenter hands us printout of PowerPoint and then proceeds to read us the PowerPoint … All. Day. Long.

&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;—@ٰ⳾Dz԰DZ50


A full-district PD where the speaker had us respond to hand signals w/ claps, etc. like trained animals. Offensive.

&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;—@Ѿ󲹱Ѳٳ


Motivational spkr made us stand & sing all the verses to Kenny Rogers ‘You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me, Lucille’

&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;—@ٱ𲹳󳾴Ǵǰ

Best PD

No substitute for having to watch/analyze myself on video. It makes you self-examine much more authentically. #bestpd

—@ǴDZڴǴDZ&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;


Practicing strategies on students, getting immediate feedback, trying again. #bestPD

—@ԲԾdz&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;


The #bestPD gives teachers something that they can walk away with and immediately use in the classroom

—@첹ٳٳԲ&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;


When our district relied on the talents of our own employees to provide training in various areas, especially tech #bestPD

—@ڰڰdzٳ4ٳ&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;


#bestPD mirrors best classroom practices … differentiated, challenging, interactive, student-centered, inquiry-based…

—@4ٱ𲹳&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;


The #bestPD is where what you learn can be applicable at YOUR school, in YOUR class, for YOUR students.

—@ٳپڲ&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;&Բ;

A version of this article appeared in the April 26, 2017 edition of Education Week as #BestPD, #WorstPD