Your lesson, should you choose to accept it, is to personalize your professional development to the unique needs of your teaching practice. The special agent assigned to help you with this task is Agent Darcy Bakkegard.

In our conversation we discuss:

1️⃣ Teachers taking agency over their own professional development

2️⃣ Using the design process as a model for innovating your practice

3️⃣ Removing the barriers and hypocrisy of traditional PD

Links:

• Darcy’s Website and Resources: https://theeducatorslab.com/

• Darcy’s Twitter: @DBakkegard

• Darcy’s Book: “The Startup Teacher Playbook: Turn Your Ideas Into Actions, Personalize Professional Development, and Create Innovative Learning Experiences for You and Your Students”

Previous episodes mentioned (in order of appearance):

• Ep. 66: Agents Mealey & Tudisco (Educational Podcasting)

• Ep. 48: Agent Adriana Ramirez (Comprehensible Input)

• Ep. 52: Agent Craig Randall (Leadership Series: Trust-Based Observations)

If you liked this episode you might want to check out:

• Ep. 25: Agent Dr. Marquita Blades (Teacher Burnout)

• Ep. 55: Agent Joyce Matthews (Leadership Series: Professional Development Leaders)

• Ep. 70: Agent Chad Dumas (Professional Learning Communities)