West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-149 - Professional Learning for West Virginia Educators (5500) › Appendix C

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Professional Learning Continuum
Effective professional learning is coordinated and works
				  toward a cohesive, common vision that will affect educator effectiveness and
				  student learning. Professional learning should be planned and organized to
				  engage educators and benefit students. The WVBE and WVDE seek to support
				  educators in their career-long professional growth. This continuum highlights
				  the goals, research-based best practices, and selected essential understandings
				  for the pre-service educator through the educational leader.
Professional Learning
							 Continuum
Pre-service Educator (Grow Your Own
							 Student/Resident Teacher/Student Teacher)
Novice Educator (0-3 Years of
							 Service)
Professional Educator (3+ Years of
							 Service)
Educational Leader (Continual Educator
							 Development)
GOALS
Ensure that all pre-service educators graduate from
							 postsecondary teacher preparation programs with the knowledge, skills, and
							 dispositions necessary to be effective educators for all the students they will
							 serve.
Build the content knowledge and teaching skills of
							 entering teachers to a level of beginning proficiency.
Ensure that every beginning teacher has access to a
							 high-quality induction program designed not only to benefit the novice but also
							 to support the professional learning of the experienced teacher serving as the
							 mentor.
Build on preparation experience with robust mentoring
							 and induction support to improve practice.
Ensure educators are gaining the skills and knowledge
							 necessary to increase individual competency, enhance program quality, and
							 improve outcomes for children.
Provide a system of support that allows educators to
							 benefit from ongoing professional learning and growth through various systems
							 including professional learning opportunities offered through local and state
							 agencies.
Ensure the development of educational leaders through
							 a process of continual professional development.
Provide a system of support that allows educators to
							 grow professionally so they can become leaders in their schools, counties,
							 state, and profession.
RESEARCH-BASED BEST
							 PRACTICES
* Teacher-in-residency programs
* Alternative certification routes
* Teacher effectiveness research
* Effective schools research
* Multi-year support for new teachers
* Teacher induction
* High-quality mentoring using carefully selected and
							 well-prepared mentors
* Ongoing professional learning
* Quality evaluation and feedback
* Sustained, standards-focused professional learning
							 opportunities based on data-driven needs
* Support for pursuit of opportunities for educator
							 leadership and advanced studies
* Support for pursuit of National Board
							 Certification
* Quality evaluation and feedback
* Feedback to improve practice and improve student
							 achievement
* Sustained, standards-focused professional learning
							 opportunities based on data-driven needs
* Support for pursuit of administrative/leadership
							 opportunities
* Support for pursuit of National Board
							 Certification
* Systematic analysis and adjustment of
							 practices
SELECTED ESSENTIAL
							 UNDERSTANDINGS
* Pedagogy and foundations of child
							 development
* Classroom environments, schedules, and
							 routines
* Content knowledge based on certification(s)
* Interpersonal skills
* School effectiveness research and processes
* Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and
							 trauma-informed care/teaching
* Classroom management
* Instructional strategies
* Assessment types, strategies, and literacy
* Reading and mathematics literacy
* Classroom management
* Standards-focused instruction
* Building a strategy bank
* Problem solving and critical thinking
* ACEs and trauma-informed care/teaching
* Instructional planning
* Differentiating instruction
* Assessment types, strategies, and literacy
* Knowledge of content and pedagogy
* Behavior management (preventative and restorative
							 discipline)
* Personalized learning for all
* Analyzing and adjusting teaching strategies
* National Board Certification
* Continuous learner
* Innovation
* Reflective skills
* Knowledge of content and pedagogy
* Knowledge of students
* Pursuing equity for all students
* Supporting the whole child
* Becoming a teacher leader
* Mentoring others
* Being an instructional leader
* Working with adult learners
* Exhibiting strong communication skills
* Working collaboratively
* Knowledge of students
* Pursuing equity for all students
* Supporting the whole child
BUILDING PRE-SERVICE EDUCATOR
							 LEADERSHIP
* Learner
* Conference attendance
* Participation in professional learning
* Student internships
* Participation in various academic, social, and
							 service organizations on campus and in the community
* Learner
* Develop expertise and hone skills
* Participate in professional learning
* Participate in school and community
							 committees
* Participate in faculty senate
* Attend National Board Awareness sessions
* Subscribe to professional publications
* Read professional literature
* Join professional organizations
* Attainment of advanced degrees
* Learner
* Instructional specialist
* Curriculum specialist
* Learning facilitator
* Data coach
* Candidate for National Board Certification
* Member of professional organizations
* Participant in educational recognition such as
							 Teacher of the Year, etc.
* Learner
* Responsive provider
* Classroom supporter
* Mentor
* School leader
* Catalyst for change
* School, county, state, and national level
							 presenter
* Pursue advanced degrees
* Engage in professional organization
							 leadership