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Florida district ensures professional learning time is well-spent

By Kathryn Murrow and Betsy Leis
Categories: Career pathways, Coaching, Data
August 2023
“I don’t have enough time” is a common answer we hear when asking coaches and administrators about barriers to implementing professional learning. As district-level administrators, we can empathize with our colleagues’ feelings of never-ending to-do lists, the proverbial clock ticking away in the back of our minds. To be successful, we knew that we had to figure out how to address time and implementation challenges. In our case, part of the work turned out to be more about what not to do instead of adding on more. We have noticed, especially over the last few years, a growing number of urgent tasks and issues straining already overburdened educators. Instead of easing workloads, professional learning seemed to pile on more, leading to its abandonment. It wasn’t

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Kathryn Murrow
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Kathryn Murrow (kathryn.murrow@ocps.net) is a senior administrator at Orange County Public Schools in Florida.

Betsy Leis
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Betsy Leis (betsy.leis@ocps.net) is a director in the professional learning department at Orange County Public Schools in Florida.


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