What is Comprehensive Professional Learning?

A comprehensive professional learning plan includes a number of components that support superintendents’ and system education leaders’ professional practice:

Comprehensive Professional Learning Components:	CASS Comprehensive Professional Learning Practices:
Outcome for professional learning	CASS Outcome: Deepening the understanding and applying the learning to support implementation of professional practice.
Plan for implementation and professional learning	CASS examples: https://cass.ab.ca/planning-for-implementation/ CASS Implementation Plan Comprehensive Professional Learning Plan First Nations, Métis and Inuit Professional Learning Plan
Professional learning opportunities that enhance professional practice, meet the individual’s and group’s needs, and are based on the provincial context	CASS professional learning opportunities are coherent with: Superintendent Leadership Quality Standard Leadership Quality Standard Alberta Education Business Plan Members’ feedback and input
Diverse approaches for professional learning based on effective design principles	CASS Learning opportunities include conferences, one- day workshops, online sessions, online resources, print materials, communities of practice through Role Alike opportunities and access for CASS members to a private portal with additional tools and resources. Click here to enlarge image.
Ongoing assessment and evaluation of the learning activities	Informal (members conversations) and formal (conference/workshop surveys) determine direction for future learning opportunities.

Influenced and informed by “A Guide to Comprehensive Professional Development Planning”, “A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions” and “Learning Forward: Comprehensive Professional Learning System”