Information Package / Course Catalogue
School Based Professional Development
Course Code: EY539
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The School-Based Professional Development course aims to examine, theoretically and practically, the sustainable professional development of both teachers and school administrators in the context of the schools where they work, and the ways of providing and monitoring this.

Course Content

Overview of the phenomenon of professional development and its place within the scope of educational administration, contemporary educational supervision and professional development, adult principal and teacher, national and international professional development practices, school-based professional development, professional learning communities, teaching circles, book review groups, lesson study, critical peer groups, peer coaching and mentoring, action research and teacher portfolio, the role of the school principal in professional development.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to explain the place of professional development in educational management
2.To be able to discuss school-based professional development approaches
3.To be able to analyze the effects of school-based professional development
4.To be able to compare national and international professional development practices
5.To be able to discuss the professional development ways of the school principal
6.To be able to discuss the professional development ways of the teacher
7.To be able to analyze the roles of the school principal in professional development
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Hargreaves, E., & Rolls, L. (Eds.). (2021). Reimagining Professional Development in Schools. Routledge.
2.Markholt, A., Michelson, J., & Fink, S. (2018). Leading for professional learning: What successful principals do to support teaching practice. John Wiley & Sons.
3.Bubb, S., & Earley, P. (2007). Leading & managing continuing professional development: Developing people, developing schools. Sage.
4.McLaughlin, M. W., & Talbert, J. E. (2006). Building school-based teacher learning communities: Professional strategies to improve student achievement (Vol. 45). Teachers College Press.
5.McLaughlin, C. (Ed.). (2013). Teachers Learning: Professional development and education. Cambridge University Press.
6.Lindstrom, P. H., & Speck, M. (2004). The principal as professional development leader. Corwin Press.
7.Sullivan, S. ve Glanz, J. (2015). Supervision That Improves Teaching and Learning: Strategies and Techniques. (Çev. Ed. A. Ünal). Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık
8.OECD (2020). TALIS 2018 Results (Volume II): Teachers and school leaders as valued professionals, TALIS, OECD Publishing, Paris. DOI: https://doi. org/10.1787/19cf08df-en.
9.OECD (2019), TALIS 2018 Results (Volume I): Teachers and School Leaders as Lifelong Learners, TALIS, OECD Publishing, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1787/1d0bc92a-en.
10.Glickman, C. D., Gordon, S. P. ve Ross-Gordon, J. M. (2009). The basic guide to supervision and instructional leadership. USA: Pearson Education, Inc
11.Darling-Hammond, L., Hyler, M. E. ve Gardner, M. (2017). Effective teacher professional development. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute.
12.Gataveckas, H. (2002). Job-embedded Professional Development: Focusing on the School-based Book Study (Doctoral dissertation, Brock University, Faculty of Education).
13.Bolam, R., McMahon, A., Stoll, L., Thomas, S., Wallace, M., Greenwood, A., Hawkey, K., Ingram, M., Atkinson, A. ve Smith, M. (2005). Creating and sustaining effective professional learning communities. Bristol: University of Bristol, Departament of Education and Skills.
14.Stoll, L., Bolam, R., McMahon, A., Thomas, S., Wallace, M., Greenwood, A. ve Hawkey, K. (2006). Professional Learning Communities: Source materials for school leaders and other leaders of professional learning-Booklet 4 (Broadening the learning community: Key messages). Nottingham: National Collage for School Leadership.
15.Carr, J. F., Herman, N. ve Harris, D. E. (2005). Creating dynamic schools through mentoring, coaching, and collaboration. Viriginia: ASCD.
16.Hord, S. M. (1997). Professional learning communities: Communities of continuous inquiry and improvement. Austin, TX: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.
17.Menter, I. (2014). Developing outstanding practice in school-based teacher education. Critical publishing.
18.MEB. (2010). School based professional development manuel. Ankara: MEB
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
A look at the phenomenon of professional development and its place within the scope of educational administration
Week 2 - Theoretical
Contemporary educational supervision and professional development
Week 3 - Theoretical
Adult learning: The teacher and school principal as an adult in the context of professional development
Week 4 - Theoretical
Discussion of national professional development practices
Week 5 - Theoretical
Discussion of international professional development practices
Week 6 - Theoretical
Introduction to school-based professional development
Week 7 - Theoretical
School-based professional development approaches in the context of professional development of teachers and school principals
Week 8 - Theoretical
Professional Learning Community: Theoretical Framework
Week 9 - Theoretical
Professional Learning Community: Practices
Week 10 - Theoretical
Teaching Circles, Book Study Groups, Lesson Study Groups, Critical Fellowships
Week 11 - Theoretical
Peer Coaching and Mentoring
Week 12 - Theoretical
Action Research and Teacher Portfolio
Week 13 - Theoretical
The role of the school principal in her own professional development and in the professional development of the teacher
Week 14 - Theoretical
School-based professional development model proposal and end-of-term evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1453112
Midterm Examination1538
Final Examination1538
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
3
3
4
4
4
OÇ-2
3
3
4
4
4
OÇ-3
3
3
4
4
4
OÇ-4
3
3
4
4
4
OÇ-5
3
3
4
4
4
OÇ-6
3
3
4
4
4
OÇ-7
3
3
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026