Can Design Thinking Help us Reinvent Professional Development

Patrice Torcivia PruskoWhitney Kilgore

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Duration must be significant & ongoing to allow teachers to learn a new strategy &

grapple with implementation.Center for Public Education, 2014

There must be support for teachers during the implementation stage.

Center for Public Education, 2014

Teacher’s initial exposure to a concept should not be passive.

Center for Public Education, 2014

The content presented to educators should be grounded in the discipline.

Center for Public Education, 2014

• Over 90 percent of teachers report having participated in professional development in the past year, but the majority also report that it wasn’t useful (Darling- Hammond et al., 2009).

• This is because most development happens in a workshop-style model which research shows has little to no impact on student learning or teacher practice (Darling-Hammond et al., 2009).

Center for Public Education, 2014

Why is the current PD failing?

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How can design thinking help?

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Patrice Torcivia Prusko @profpatriceWhitney Kilgore @whitneykilgore

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