Surgical Technology Educators Program - S.T.E.P.
Redesigning Professional Learning (PL)
Professional learning plays a critical role in shaping effective educators, yet too often it is limited to brief, passive experiences that fail to translate into meaningful change in practice. This page explores the need to rethink how we design and deliver professional learning, moving beyond one-time trainings to models that are sustained, engaging, and grounded in real-world application. By focusing on mentorship, collaboration, and discipline-specific development, the goal is to create learning experiences that truly support educators in growing their practice, strengthening student outcomes, and ultimately improving the quality of care in surgical settings.
Redesigning Professional Learning
This presentation highlights the need to redesign professional learning for surgical technology educators by moving beyond traditional, one-time training models. It focuses on creating sustained, practice-based learning experiences that better prepare educators to teach effectively, support student success, and strengthen outcomes in the surgical environment.
Call To Action - Professional Learning
This call-to-action video highlights the need to redesign professional learning for surgical technology educators by moving beyond traditional, one-time training models. It invites stakeholders to support a more sustained, practice-based approach that strengthens teaching, student outcomes, and ultimately patient care.
Professional Learning Outline
This outline presents the implementation plan for the Surgical Technology Educators Program (STEP), a structured professional learning model designed to support educators transitioning into academic roles. It highlights the need for sustained, practice-based development through mentorship, collaboration, and discipline-specific training. The plan outlines how STEP will strengthen educator effectiveness, improve student outcomes, and promote long-term program stability within surgical technology education.