Staff Meeting & PD Playbook: 15 Ready-to-Run Activities for the Whole Year

Description

Make PD the best part of the week.

Planning engaging professional development takes hours you don’t have. This playbook does it for you. Each of the 15 activities has a one-page plan with the time, group size, supplies and step-by-step directions. Every printable you need comes right after it.

Part 1: Start Strong

• GPS: Set Our Direction. A goal-setting activity with 16 goal signs and goal commitment cards.
• Human Skis. A team challenge with debrief cards.
• You’ve Been Mugged! A pass-it-on surprise with a poem and door signs.
• What’s Your Message? A classroom billboard planner.

Part 2: Build the Team

• The Balloon Toss. An attitude lesson your staff won’t forget.
• An Essential Piece. A puzzle-piece strengths display with notes.
• Four Corners. Corner signs and a statement bank.

Part 3: Gather Every Voice

• Speed Sharing. Response cards and a question bank.
• Chalk Talk. A silent conversation with prompt posters.
• Gallery Walk. Station signs and feedback notes.
• Learning Walks. A look-for form and Glow & Grow notes.

Part 4: Grow Together

• PD Choice Board. A sample board and an editable version.
• Unconference (Edcamp style). A session board and topic cards.
• NEW: AI in the Classroom. Six exploration stations and a reflection sheet.
• Fill Your Cup. A wellness plan and check-in cards.

Editable PD tools

• PD year planner
• Sign-in sheet
• Exit tickets
• 3-2-1 reflection
• Certificate of PD Hours

Why leaders love it

• No prep. Print it and go.
• Works for staff meetings, PD days, PLCs and back-to-school week.
• Editable pages work in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• A clean, modern design your staff will notice.

What you get: a 73-page PDF with a license for one school.

Pair it with the Staff & Teacher Morale Kit and DATA Talks & Forms for a full year of culture and data meetings.