PD In Focus

PD In Focus^TM makes it much easier to differentiate professional development for individuals, groups, and schools.

How educators of all kinds benefit from this powerful online learning tool:

Features and Benefits for Teachers

Get a continuous connection to video demonstrations and other information on research-based classroom practices.
Search a rich library of video clips and print resources organized into channels related to
- Best Practices in Action (critical thinking skills, motivation, and building resiliency)
- The Brain and Learning
- Differentiated Instruction
- English Language Learners
- Formative Assessment
- High Schools at Work
- Literacy Strategies
- The Whole Child
Rate the videos and print resources so others in your learning group can see how you and your colleagues are benefiting from the content.
Personalize your PD experience by keeping a private journal of your reflections.
Eliminate travel costs, conference fees, and other expenses associated with typical face-to-face PD activities.
An onscreen host orients you to the site, eliminating the need for constant facilitation.
A familiar and easy-to-use interface for searching and viewing the video clips means that there is no expensive training required.
Download readings and activities add to the richness of the professional development experience by providing additional depth and perspective to the topic or theme.
Learn from renowned education authorities, including: Robert J. Marzano, Carol Ann Tomlinson, Virginia Rojas, Doug Fisher, Sue Brookhart, and Joe DiMartino.
Access other resources offered by ASCD: books, tools, conferences, articles, PD Online Courses, and more.

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Features and Benefits for Teacher Leaders

Use the library of video clips and print resources to focus your PLC on critical issues related to school improvement:
- Best Practices in Action (critical thinking skills, motivation, and building resiliency)
- The Brain and Learning
- Differentiated Instruction
- English Language Learners
- Formative Assessment
- High Schools at Work
- Literacy Strategies
- The Whole Child
Stay true to the spirit of PLCs with an easy-to-use interface, an open architecture, and multiple opportunities to interact with the content in personal and collaborative ways.
A familiar, easy-to-use interface and an on-screen host ensure that there’s no expensive training required or time-consuming facilitation.
Downloadable readings and activities add to the richness of the professional development experience by providing additional depth and perspective to the topic or theme.
Use in conjunction with your professional learning groups.
Draw from the experts including: Robert J. Marzano, Carol Ann Tomlinson, Virginia Rojas, Doug Fisher, Sue Brookhart, and Joe DiMartino.

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Features and Benefits for Administrators

The rich library of video clips and print resources ensures your school improvement efforts are “idea driven” and focused on critical issues:
- Best Practices in Action (critical thinking skills, motivation, and building resiliency)
- The Brain and Learning
- Differentiated Instruction
- English Language Learners
- Formative Assessment
- High Schools at Work
- Literacy Strategies
- The Whole Child
Create more time for PD and eliminate travel costs, conference fees, and other expenses associated with typical face-to-face PD activities.
Ensure greater transference of PD ideas to the classroom by making PD a job-embedded activity.
Get broader buy-in for PD by making it easier for staff members to engage in activities that are brief and enjoyable yet still deeply meaningful to their jobs.
Differentiate your PD to individual learning, coaching, teams/PLCs, principal-directed, district-led, and regional ESL distance learning.
A familiar, easy-to-use interface and an on-screen host ensure that there’s no expensive training required or time-consuming facilitation.
Downloadable readings and activities add to the richness of the professional development experience by providing additional depth and perspective to the topic or theme.
Give staff members a gateway into all the resources offered by ASCD: books, tools, conferences, articles, PD Online Courses, and more.
Ensure your PD efforts draw from authoritative sources including: Robert J. Marzano, Carol Ann Tomlinson, Virginia Rojas, Doug Fisher, Sue Brookhart, and Joe DiMartino.

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Features and Benefits for Regional and State Agencies

The rich library of video clips and print resources ensures your school improvement efforts are “idea driven” and focused on critical issues:
- Best Practices in Action (critical thinking skills, motivation, and building resiliency)
- The Brain and Learning
- Differentiated Instruction
- English Language Learners
- Formative Assessment
- High Schools at Work
- Literacy Strategies
- The Whole Child
Cover a lot more professional development information during the year, and streamline the management process.
Create more time for PD and eliminate travel costs, conference fees, and other expenses associated with typical face-to-face PD activities.
Differentiate your PD to individual learning, coaching, teams/PLCs, principal-directed, district-led, and regional ESL distance learning.
A familiar, easy-to-use interface and an on-screen host ensure that there’s no expensive training required or time-consuming facilitation.
Downloadable readings and activities add to the richness of the professional development experience by providing additional depth and perspective to the topic or theme.
Single-user sign-on makes PD In Focus is a gateway into all the resources offered by ASCD: books, tools, conferences, articles, PD Online Courses, and more.
Ensure your PD efforts draw from authoritative sources including: Robert J. Marzano, Carol Ann Tomlinson, Virginia Rojas, Doug Fisher, Sue Brookhart, and Joe DiMartino.

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Features and Benefits for University Faculty and Certification Programs

Offer a rich library of video clips and print resources organized into the following channels:
- Best Practices in Action (critical thinking skills, motivation, and building resiliency)
- The Brain and Learning
- Differentiated Instruction
- English Language Learners
- Formative Assessment
- High Schools at Work
- Literacy Strategies
- The Whole Child
Expand opportunities for customized learning across an entire program or for individual learners.
Differentiate learning activities to the multiple functions of PD: individual learning, coaching, teams/PLCs, principal-directed, district-led, regional ESL, or University distance learning.
Provide more opportunities to engage in learning activities that are brief and enjoyable yet still deeply meaningful to instructional improvement.
Teachers can personalize their PD experience by rating video clips and keeping a private journal of their reflections.
A familiar and easy-to-use interface for searching and viewing the video clips and an online host eliminate the need for expensive training.
Downloadable readings and activities add to the richness of the professional development experience by providing additional depth and perspective to the topic or theme.
Offer the opportunity to draw from authoritative sources including: Robert J. Marzano, Carol Ann Tomlinson, Virginia Rojas, Doug Fisher, Sue Brookhart, and Joe DiMartino.
With single-user sign-on, PD In Focus is a gateway into all the resources offered by ASCD: books, tools, conferences, articles, PD Online Courses, and more.

Get a FREE Consultation!