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Resources
The
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
The
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development is a unique
international, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of professional educators
whose jobs cross all grade levels and subject areas.
Teacher Induction Study
(APEC)
Provides results from a study on the induction of new teachers.
Guidance is provided on the induction of new teachers to improve teacher performance and
reduce teacher attrition.
Hearsay
HEARSAY, Inc. offers a variety of
training opportunities. Workshops and seminars, individualized to meet the
special needs of each program, take into account the specific criteria of
each school, its teachers and children. Follow-up consultation and online
coaching are also available. All sessions are informative, motivating and
entertaining. Teachers leave re-energized with enthusiasm, confidence and
information, and with skills that can be used immediately.
The U.S. Department of Education:
Building Bridges
Explains the focus of
professional development.
Achieving
Your Vision of Professional Development
How to Assess Your Needs
and Get What You Want.
This publication assembles the most current research on professional
development and change for educators looking to accelerate their professional
growth and the improvement of student learning.
The
National Staff Development Council
The National Staff Development
Council (NSDC), founded in 1969, is the largest non-profit professional
association committed to ensuring success for all students through staff
development and school improvement. NSDC's
publications
and projects are presented in a
time-saving, "how-to" format, offering a variety of effective,
step-by-step models developed by practitioners who base their methods on
research and real-world experiences.
Best
Practice in Education Consulting
Best Practice in Education Consulting
offers specialized programs for individual schools, depending upon needs. Our
mission is to enhance the education of elementary and high school students by
providing meaningful staff development programs designed to assist educational
leaders and their staff in the delivery process.
Tapped
In
TAPPED IN™ is the online workplace of an international community
of education professionals. K-12 teachers and librarians, professional
development staff, teacher education faculty and students, and researchers
engage in professional development programs and informal collaborative
activities with colleagues.
Professional
Development Institute Online Training
The Professional Development Institute provides
quality online training to teachers and administrators.
Articles
Helping
Teachers Teach Well: Transforming Professional Development
This issue of
CPRE Policy Briefs reviews what is known about professional development--where
it is now, and where it needs to be. The brief discusses its organization,
costs, and effects on practice. It also suggests some principles to guide
professional development in the future and offers a framework for designing and
assessing policies and programs.
Critical
Issue: Finding Time for Professional Development
Issue: Reform
requires that teachers learn new roles and ways of teaching. That translates
into a long-term developmental process requiring teachers to focus on changing
their own practice. The problem is, where do teachers find the time for change
in their already busy schedules?
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