Gretchen Courtney and Associates provides successful professional development leadership by employing a six-step process for designing customized professional development plans. Using this comprehensive planning process allows GCA to provide the most effective long- and short-term curriculum and professional development for each individual school or district.
AUDIT
Review and evaluate all aspects of current literacy education.
Review and evaluate all aspects of current literacy education.
PLAN
Design professional development opportunities.
Design professional development opportunities.
INFORM
Lead professional development sessions to foster teachers’ expertise.
Lead professional development sessions to foster teachers’ expertise.
MODEL
Provide demonstrations of research-supported literacy learning.
Provide demonstrations of research-supported literacy learning.
MONITOR
Support teacher learning with feedback.
Support teacher learning with feedback.
REVIEW
Assess to evaluate and adjust professional development implementation.
Assess to evaluate and adjust professional development implementation.