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Future of Learning team shifts from staff professional learning to student experiences
Summary
District staff reported progress on multi‑touch professional learning (flex days and year‑long learning series), plans for a self‑guided second flex window, and a transition of the Future of Learning team to focus on student experiences.
The Avon Grove School District’s Future of Learning action team on Jan. 14 reported results from its work on professional learning and laid out plans to shift the team’s focus toward student experiences in the next comprehensive‑plan cycle.
Dr. Koch, who led the update on the Future of Learning team, said the current team concentrated on changing professional development from single‑event trainings to multi‑touch learning series that include asynchronous work, mid‑year collaborative sessions and end‑of‑year reflections. “The real hallmark of Flex 1 was that we introduced a new learning series concept,” Dr. Koch said.
Why it matters: District leaders said deeper, recurring professional learning is intended to increase teacher autonomy, improve classroom practice and,…
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