Designing Outcome-Based Professional
Development Agendas
and Programs
Pat Otto
Pacific Education Institute
Agenda:
Review outcomes and objectives
Create an agenda or lesson plan
Resources
What are:
Goals
Outcomes
Objectives
What are:
Goals
Outcomes
Objectives
Outcome, Objective, or Neither?
Outcomes define what participants will be able
to do in “real life” as a result of the program in
which they are participating.
Objectives define what participants actually do
at a PD event that prepares them to meet the
outcomes.
Let’s play a game!
Directions: With a partner, identify which of the
following statements are outcomes, objectives,
or neither
Outcome, Objective, or Neither?
1. Participants appreciate the benefits of taking
students outdoors.
2. Participants offer a PLT or WILD PD for teachers.
3. Participants describe the stages that leaf buds go
through as leaves develop throughout the year.
4. Participants understand the value of forests and
trees.
5. Participants describe at least 3 ways that PLT
meets their priorities and needs.
6. Participants teach a PLT/WILD lessonto their
students
Let’s build an
outcome-based PD agenda or lesson
plan!
Directions: Form a group (<4) for the workshop
theme you’d like to work with
Get into groups according to:
1. Classroom teacher-Unit Planning-1 group
2. Environmental Education Program-3 groups
Development
3. Professional Development Planning-3 groups
Step 1: Write outcomes
Directions:
1. Decide on a theme or content for Workshop,
program or Classroom Unit
2. With your group, identify 1-3 outcomes for
your thematic PD event or classroom/program
Step 2: Write objectives
Directions: With your group, identify at least
one learning objective related to one of your
outcomes
Step 3: Plan learning activities
Directions: With your group, identify at least one
learning activity for that objective
Step 4: Select debriefing activities
Directions: With your group, identify at least one
debriefing activity for that objective
Step 5: Look around the room
Directions: Circulate around the room
to see others’ flip charts
How did it go?
Directions: Take a moment to reflect on the
agenda you created with your group
Crafting an Agenda
Directions: Look at the draft template.
What do you like about it?
What might you change?
Evaluating Workshops
Level 1
Reaction
Level 2
Learning
Level 3
Behaviors
• End of
workshop
survey
• Quiz
• Postworkshop
test
• Interview
• Self-report
• Observation
Level 4
Results
• Student
test scores
• Teacher
reports of
student
outcomes
Now, how do you feel about all this
focus on OUTCOMES
for professional development,
program and unit development?
Directions: Stand next to the image that best
represents how you feel
Questions?
Comments?
Remember to fill out the session evaluation!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZVSFTZG