It also plans to develop a network of «teaching schools», which will focus on training teachers, in conjunction with universities, as well
as professional development for more experienced staff.
Identify, examine and analyze purposeful use of open - ended materials
as a professional development tool or catalyst for building strong bonds within the family and between the family and early childhood programs.
For the project described in this paper, the decision to use lesson study
as a professional development model was agreed upon during discussions with teacher and administrator representatives.
We provide leadership, advocacy, and support to our members, as
well as professional development, networking opportunities, and information sharing through an annual conference and monthly member meetings.
His classroom was so effective that it was featured on Annenberg's Insights into Algebra Workshop Series and is still in
use as a professional development tool for teachers wanting to improve their instructional practice.
These educators
serve as professional development providers to others in their own and neighboring states through speaking engagements, workshops, and peer - to - peer learning opportunities.
Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts (WY), International Call for Applicants: 2017 Summer / Fall Residencies Deadline: March 15th, 2017 Residencies are
intended as professional development opportunities for writers, visual artists, performance musicians and composers in all fields and genres.
The academics found that teachers working with Down syndrome students need professional learning at the outset, including syndrome - specific information, followed by an ongoing, staged program looking at teaching specifics
as their professional development needs evolve.
More than 20 public school districts across the country, including the large urban districts of Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, have quietly entered into «compacts» with charters and thereby declared their intent to collaborate with their charter neighbors on such
efforts as professional development for teachers and measuring student success.
With its emphasis on the role of the arts in education, Project Zero focuses on finding best practices to implement in teaching curriculum and shares those through numerous resources, as well
as professional development events and online courses.
According to the district contract with the United Teachers of Los Angeles, coursework, to
qualify as professional development, must be «directly related to subjects commonly taught in the District.»
This article focuses on how a statewide reform initiative, when
envisioned as a professional development opportunity, affected teachers» capacities to become change - agents in their classrooms and districts, and how individual district contexts shaped the development of those capacities.
Becky Fisher, the director of educational technology at Albemarle County Public Schools, noticed that some of their teachers were involved in ED chats every week, running ED chats, and using
Twitter as a professional development tool.