To address the problem, the teachers decided to focus on the nature of homework — practice, in this case — thereby addressing the problem, as well as meeting the school's requirement
for collaborative professional development with peers.
Team Tennessee strives to promote the social and emotional development of children, birth - early elementary age, through a cross agency
collaborative professional development system, including community based training, continuing education and higher education, that fosters and sustains the state - wide, high - fidelity use of the Pyramid Model integrated with other relevant Tennessee efforts.
Cathy Poplin, Former Deputy Associate Superintendent of Educational Technology in the Arizona Department of Education Peer Coaching is a highly
collaborative professional development experience that assists teacher leaders to develop the skills they need to coach colleagues to offer students technology rich, 21st - Century learning activities.
«The implication of a need for more in - depth (professional development) places demands on districts and support providers to go beyond daylong workshops and walkthroughs of key elements of the standards to more - intensive and more -
collaborative professional development opportunities that provide focused guidance on teachers» instruction and use of specific curricula,» the report concludes.
«Rewarding teachers who go above and beyond and enhancing opportunities
for collaborative professional development are proven approaches to heightening the quality of our schools and improving student success,» Governor Cuomo said.
The qualitative, design - based research experiment asked, «Can sustained,
collaborative professional development experiences with digital educative curriculum materials help in - service social studies teachers develop professional teaching knowledge?»
The project begins by: (1) identifying core design principles and structures; (2) creating a content - based and comprehensive literacy program with both teachers» and students» needs at the fore; and (3) piloting the program in the context of
a collaborative professional development system that is curriculum - and data - driven.
ISKME's OER Commons Teacher Training Initiative offers teachers
a collaborative professional development model centered on engagement with Open Educational Resources (OER).
Despite optimism regarding teacher professional learning communities and
collaborative professional development, empirical evidence has been mixed.
PD In Focus platform offers a rich library of on - demand video content for educators»
collaborative professional development.
Through
a collaborative professional development model, teachers are supported in planning and delivering effective instruction that promotes thinking and learning.
Implementing
a collaborative professional development model that gradually releases teachers to take ownership of their own learning makes a significant difference in the successful implementation of the Common Core.
Mary Anne is the author of «Using The Knowledge Loom: Tools and Ideas for
Collaborative Professional Development — A Guidebook for Professional Development Facilitators and Participants» and co-author of «Improving Online Collaborative Professional Learning: How Changes to Design Features of the Adolescent Literacy Collaboratory Influenced Participant Retention, Overall Satisfaction, and Engagement».
Provides your state, district, or school ongoing,
collaborative professional development for professional learning groups with videos and other content related to research - based school improvement.
Currently, 78 percent of BCPS school librarians are a product of
this collaborative professional development effort.
Find Out How Schools Are Using Investigations as a Resource for Collaborative Professional Development
To date, 75 percent of our school library media specialists are a product of
this collaborative professional development effort.
Strategies for Technology Enhanced Learning and Literacy through Art (STELLAR) is
a collaborative professional development initiative involving five high - poverty, rural school districts in Lane County, Oregon, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA), the Lane Education Service District, the Oregon Writing Project, the University of Oregon's Center for Advanced Technology in Education and VTS.
High - quality,
collaborative professional development and teacher learning (as distinct from low - quality cultures of one - off CPD that are «done to» teachers) has been shown to raise young people's engagement and attainment, as well as raising the motivation and confidence of teachers.
The PD In Focus platform offers a rich library of on - demand video content for educators»
collaborative professional development.
She works with the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education Environmental Literacy Leadership Cadre, and is
a Collaborative Professional Development Facilitator for D.C. Public Schools.
For example, demonstration lessons should have a clear purpose and should be connected to ongoing,
collaborative professional development.