The workshops were part of a long - term staff development effort in the district's middle and high schools. (ascd.org)
When asked about advice to other schools, a teacher at Hilltop offered, «You need to focus staff development efforts on becoming better teachers of reading.» (ciera.org)
In addition to regularly assessing student performance, Sherman Oaks utilizes a tool (the California Standards for the Teaching Profession) to help teachers self - assess their own growth over the course of a year as a result of the school's staff development efforts. (edutopia.org)