The Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough Ten Schools, Three Districts, One Community of Learners Menu Pages Home Teaching & Learning Professional Learning Professional Learning Professional Learning The Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough professional learning is designed to develop educators’ knowledge and understanding, sustain growth and lead to refinements in practice. This is a collaborative and iterative process that expands educators’ capacity to improve student learning. The District’s professional learning culture is built on a foundation of trust, mutual interdependence, an active role by all educators, and a shared belief that improved student learning must remain the ongoing goal of all professional learning. The following are tenants of the District’s professional learning experiences: Experiences that are ongoing and situated within the educator’s practice, rather than “one‐shot” or “one and done” experiences that may or may not connect to practice (except in limited circumstances) Continuous cycles of doing, reflecting/discussing, and refinement Feedback loops from colleagues, coaches, and/or supervisors to assist the educator in reflecting on practice and determining any changes that may be necessary Data supports the ongoing improvement of teaching and learning External research and access to experts helps support the development of educators' instructional practice and content knowledge Learning about content, balanced with learning about pedagogy The individual educator, each school, and District share responsibility for sustaining professional learning by planning and implementing a coherent system that attends to the accomplishment of an individual, school, and District goals. Professional Development Overview Professional Development Overview - 2021-2022 In the 2021-2022 academic year, educators will be engaged in two building-based Professional Development (PD) days, a District Professional Development Day, a teacher return day, and six hours of professional development. Day 1: August 30, 2021 - Building-Based Professional Development Day (District Welcome, Mandatory Training, and Faculty Meetings) Day 2: August 31, 2021 - Professional Development Day (Teacher Return Day) Day 3: November 1, 2021 - Building-Based Professional Development Day Day 4: March 21, 2022 -District Professional Development Day Day 5: Flexible PD: Converted to six hours of PD to be completed between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. Professional Development Overview Address 53 Parkerville Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Phone 508-486-5115 Fax 508-486-5123 Questions or Feedback? Terms of Use Blackboard Web Community Manager Privacy Policy (Updated) Copyright © 2002-2021 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved.