Step 3.4. Describe the connections between the professional
development you are planning and other professional development.
Individual professional development activities and programs can
have greater impact if they are connected to and reinforce other
professional development. For example, a series of workshops and
follow up that is intended to support implementation of a new
reading program can be followed by a second series that focuses
on more complex or challenging implementation tasks. The
advantage of these back-to-back series is that they can greatly
extend teacher engagement in the implementation effort and
provide ongoing support for their work. In addition, this longer
period of support often reflects the realities of how long full
implementation takes. A second way to think about connections
between activities is to think about activities that may
parallel each other, while at the same time addressing different
professional learning needs. Continuing with the example of
introducing a new reading