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 * Read the Case Study regarding Design on page 23 of the NSDC Standards text handed out in class. In your PLC discuss Discussion Questions 1-3. Have a record keeper in your group synthesize your group's responses to these questions. If your group needed more information, describe what you need to know and how you would go about discovering this information.**

1. What are potential learning designs to consider in addressing specific school and district goals?

Some potential learning designs are study groups, professional networks, curriculum development, case studies, and action research.

2. What are some benefits and concerns associated with providing staff development 'choices' to adults?

Some benefits that would come from offering professional development choices would be that staff would feel open to actually listen and implement things learned in their own classrooms. However, some concerns would be that staff would not necessarily pick on-going topics to receive development on. At one of our schools, this is already in place. On staff development days, teachers chose to visit workshops that they feel will benefit them most.

3. What are some benefits and concerns associated with applying technology in the delivery of staff development?

Some benefits of using and applying technology within a staff development are that the staff can visually see how the technology works as well as interact with it to feel more comfortable with it. However, some concerns are that staff members may only wish to interact with the technology when monitored, rather than take ownerships of it.