System for Educator Effectiveness Development (SEED)

SEED is a professional development system designed to provide geographically isolated educators in rural areas with evidence-based training to improve teacher effectiveness. The program serves K-12 teachers, principals, and assistant principals across 21 schools in seven rural school districts. SEED creates evidence-based PD driven by teacher needs, delivers PD through online and blended learning formats (including Teacher Learning Communities, Professional Practice Studies, independent studies, and book studies), and provides a repository of online resources (SEED PAK) aligned with Educator Effectiveness standards. Innovation Coaches work with Content Development Teams to design courses incorporating key features of effective PD. The program requires principals and teachers to engage in identifying appropriate PD resources based on teacher evaluation results. Implementation occurs over multiple years with courses ranging from 7.5 to 15+ contact hours delivered in various formats to accommodate teacher schedules and learning preferences.