Building a Strong Department - Professional Development

Building a Strong Department – World Language Professional Development

A strong World Language department is one that pursues shared, well-defined goals using research-informed strategies, while honoring the autonomy and professional skills of the teachers that make up the department. An effective department supports learners by supporting their teachers in goal-setting, vertical alignment, curriculum development, collaboration, and ongoing professional growth. In a healthy department, teachers support and learn from each other.

What This Professional Development Session Covers

This session shares…

• research-informed principles for department-wide goal-setting and curriculum planning
• common ground that colleagues with disparate teaching philosophies can use as a starting point for collaboration
• tools for self-evaluation and peer evaluation
• practical strategies for ongoing professional growth as a department

Who This Session Is For

This professional development session is designed for World Language departments embarking on one or more of these processes:

• vertical alignment of courses
• writing or adopting curriculum
• implementing Acquisition-Driven Instruction
• increasing peer-to-peer support

Session Details

This is a 90-minute virtual session for as many participants as you would like to include. After you add this item to your cart and either check out or request a quote, Teacher's Discovery will contact you to arrange a time that works for your group.

All Teacher’s Discovery professional development sessions are designed and facilitated by veteran teachers and trainers led by Justin Slocum Bailey, Director of Teacher Training. Effective teaching involves identifiable, learnable skills that the team is excited to help you hone!

Teacher’s Discovery is all about helping teachers grow their skills and provide their students with top-notch instruction and materials. Because ongoing professional growth is essential for a robust World Language program, Teacher’s Discovery offers a variety of training options focused on high-leverage, research-informed, classroom-tested strategies.