By
focusing professional development on improving learning, rather than modifying teaching practice, it is significantly more likely that young people in our classrooms will thrive.
The study indicates school districts will need to
focus professional development on more in - depth instructional need, targeting a subset of teachers who need the most guidance.
BloomBoard, the leading educator -
focused professional development platform, and Columbus Municipal School District, have partnered to provide the district's more than 300 educators with BloomBoard's integrated competency - based professional learning program, supported by micro-credentials.
In February 2006, CPA trainers conducted sessions at each participating school to assess staff needs and provide more -
focused professional development based on school and student - specific data.
Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELI) and Growth Coaching International (GCI) have announced a new partnership to promote coaching -
focused professional development programs for educators in Queensland.
In our newly updated 6 +1 Trait ® Writing and other writing -
focused professional development offerings, we build teachers» ability to deliver the type of intensive, concentrated instruction their students need to succeed with these challenging writing tasks.
Participants will experience the steps of alignment as well as explore a plan to create systems in districts and schools to support this process
through focused professional development experiences, the development of leadership layers, and data analysis.
New data functionality in ADVANCEfeedback ® empowers teachers, coaches, and administrators with real - time, growth - focused professional development tools
Maintaining the focus on teaching and learning, the Australian Professional Standard for Principals aims to provide the basis for the development of future leaders and
inform focused professional development, as is seen in the New South Wales Primary Principal Association Principal Credential program.
So, the school spent one year giving
staff focused professional development that would help them deliver the program — including how to teach some students basic skills such as decoding, and how to continue to push the high achievers to the next level.
Teachers must also be supported
with focused professional development on the nature of the skills, the pedagogical practices that foster them, and varied assessment strategies to monitor them.
«Turning Points 2000: Educating Adolescents in the 21st Century,» a report released last week at the National Middle School Association's annual conference in St. Louis, recommends that middle schools reorder their priorities, beginning with rigorous curricula, standards - based instruction, and
more focused professional development.
Tennessee Department of Education Partners with BloomBoard to Pilot a Competency - Based Professional Learning Program Supported by Micro-credentials BloomBoard, the leading educator -
focused professional development platform, and the Tennessee Department of Education...
In a report prepared for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a review of the research found that teachers require 14 hours
of focused professional development to demonstrate a positive and significant impact on student achievement.
As the largest tech -
focused professional development event in the Canadian publishing industry, it provides hundreds of book industry professionals with the opportunity to learn, debate, network, and glimpse the future of our industry.
Several Mass Audubon sanctuaries partner with the Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS) to bring STEM -
focused professional development to educators.
Utilise this exam to
focus your professional development, keep up - to - date or learn more about the field.
By participating in coaching -
focused professional development, educators build teaching and learning capability, collaboration and cultural change is intensified and student learning outcomes are improved,» Mr McDonald said.
As described in previous sections, we strongly believe that more intensive,
focused professional development is critical to improving teaching quality and thereby increasing impacts on child outcomes.
It allows teachers, supervisors, and instructional support professionals to work together to determine specific areas on which to
focus professional development, leading to systemic support for differentiated professional learning.
This strategy entails freeing teachers from their regular instructional time to participate in data -
focused professional development or data - analysis activities.
Through well - planned and
focused professional development that provides teachers with opportunities to collaborate on their understanding and the ability to apply the instructional shifts necessary within Common Core, teachers learn from and with each other.
In a 2007 report to the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for Teaching Quality noted that few teachers receive the «intensive, sustained, and content -
focused professional development» that leads to increased student achievement.
«All of our strategies; which included early interventions, collaborative teaching teams, updated curricular resources,
focused professional development, and more productive parent involvement hinged on our ability to derive better data from better benchmarking.
Eric J. Cooper is the founder and president of the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education, a nonprofit professional development organization that provides student -
focused professional development, advocacy and organizational guidance to accelerate student achievement.
Actively participate in the ongoing design and implementation of the TPS model through research, curriculum development, engagement with school and organizational leadership, and focused professional development
Includes efforts undertaken in methods courses and pedagogically -
focused professional development.
PALO ALTO — June 21, 2016 — BloomBoard, the leading educator -
focused professional development platform, and Greene County Schools, have partnered to provide the district's more than 550 educators with BloomBoard's...
This remarkable transformation demonstrates the power of shared leadership, high expectations, frequent monitoring of student performance and
focused professional development.
PALO ALTO, Calif. — June 8, 2016 — BloomBoard, the leading educator -
focused professional development platform, and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), a national organization for leadership from...