“School districts need to continue proven professional development programs while at the same time they are being challenged by a lack of funds. They have found that PD 360 more effectively drives implementation of best practices in the classroom plus PD 360 lowers the associated costs,” said Chet Linton, CEO, School Improvement Network. “Not only does on-demand professional development provide just-in-time answers, and differentiated solutions for varying teacher needs, but districts save precious dollars in areas such as travel and substitute teacher costs.”
Preston L. Coppels, Director of Instructional Services for Virginia’s Loudoun County Public Schools said, “PD 360 has so far exceeded our expectations, with usage higher than we had anticipated. In this time of tight budgets, there are many things we would cut before PD 360 because at least I know we can offer high quality PD to everyone.”
In only eight months, teachers in Lamesa, TX, have accessed nearly 700 hours of professional development at times and in places that work for them. The district has saved $2,500 per school per year just from not having to hire substitutes for teachers away at training.
Educators at over 7000 schools in every state, and nearly all territories, and Canadian provinces use PD 360 to access hundreds of short, easy-to-use video segments that feature the leading experts and present real classroom, best-practice examples. Teachers and administrators are impressed by both the quality and content of PD 360’s library. PD 360 also provides access to a learning community made up of the largest group of educators in the United States sharing their professional learning ideas and expertise online.
The following districts have recently purchased or renewed PD 360, with many using it in every school of the district. A full list is available upon request.
Granite School District, UT
Jefferson County School District, KY
Powell School District, KY
Clever School District, MO
Carter County School District, KY
Leon County School District, FL
Orange County Public Schools, FL
Cobb County School District, GA
Rockdale County Schools, GA
Putnam County Schools, GA
Brevard County Schools, FL
Lynwood Schools, CA
Cascade Christian, WA
North Thurston, WA
Union City Schools, NJ
Camden Schools, NJ
Williamson County, TN
Hickman County, TN
Cheatham County, TN
Loudoun County Public Schools, VA
Henrico County Public School, VA
Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA
Virginia Beach City Public Schools, VA
Arlington County Public Schools, VA
Dearborn City School District, MI
South St. Paul, MN
Minnetonka, MN
Calvert County Public Schools, MD
Garland ISD, TX
Ysleta ISD, TX
Plano ISD, TX
Louisiana Dept. of Education, LA
About PD 360
PD 360 is the leading on-demand professional learning resource for schools and districts. Over 225,000 educators subscribe to PD 360. Teachers, administrators, professional learning communities, coaches, mentors, instructional leaders, and paraprofessionals have available at their fingertips hundreds of indexed and searchable video segments that present real, best-practice classroom examples and feature respected education experts, such as Michael Fullan, Rick DuFour, Doug Reeves, Rick Stiggins, and many others. Educators can instantly find the help they need on nearly every topic, including differentiation, assessment, English language learners, leadership, and more. PD 360 can also be used to create a structured learning experience for an individual teacher, a PLC, or even an entire school. PD 360 bridges the gap between training and classroom implementation with job-embedded follow-up, tracking, and reflection tools. PD 360 gives educators access to an online community of teaching professionals that allows interaction and collaboration either within a district or across the United States and the world. PD 360 includes nearly 1000 research-based video learning segments and is the most comprehensive web-based library of professional development resources available. See a demonstration at www.pd360.com.
