It's an increasingly shared view that academic institutions need to invest
in staff development at the earliest possible opportunity rather than expecting staff to learn on the job.
Watch a video for your own learning, share one as a discussion
starter in staff development or embed one into a presentation you are giving.
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emphasis in staff development and project supervision.
This is, of course, not to say that these concepts are not covered
elsewhere in staff development, but for academic integrity to truly function properly it needs to be part of the mainstream discourse around learning and teaching, not something that academics find out about through rules and regulations once something goes wrong.»
Now she
works in staff development, coordinating the provision of courses for postgrads and research staff at the University of Cambridge.
It's easy to evaluate your own work and be inspired by the work of others, but what's the point if those efforts don't translate into real
improvements in staff development practices?
I've used students to provide technology
help in staff development sessions, to answer questions and solve problems for teachers who are new to technology, and to make sure the computer room is not abused.
He is included in the National Staff Development Council's
Leaders in Staff Development and is the only person to have twice won the council's Book of the Year award and three times won the Article of the Year award.
Paralleling this emerging conception of direct instruction in the process - product literature, we also find the writings of Madeline Hunter (Hunter, 1985, 1993) and Joyce and Showers (1988)
influential in the staff development arena.
It is worth noting that this group of researchers was able to document increased learning among students of the teachers
engaged in the staff development (Bos & Anders, 1994), as well as a disposition among these teachers to continue to reflect on and change their practices well after the formal conclusion of the research study (Valdez, 1992).
The model employs a research lead teacher (RLT), a person who is knowledgeable about research - based interventions and research methods, has
expertise in staff development procedures, works as a mentor teacher in the school, and knows the other teachers.
She
served in staff development in Jefferson County Schools in Denver, CO, for four years and was involved in mentoring 1st and 2nd year teachers and presenting seminars.
Wayne RESA is a regional educational service agency that provides a broad spectrum of services and support to Wayne County's 33 school districts aimed at improving student achievement and maximizing economies of
scale in staff development, purchasing, and administrative services.
Lastly, as an RN, with both a Master's degree and a
Certificate in Staff Development, Desgres noted the importance of education to employers, with many hospitals working toward increasing the amount of nurses who have earned Bachelor's degrees.
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passionate in staff development and providing... ch then led me to pursue a career path in Human Resources.
The courses I have taken for articling, along with the support of an office manager who
believes in staff development and ongoing mentoring, have left me well prepared to handle the transactions in which I have been involved.
Because what we
do in staff development can best be understood in terms of Contexts, Strategies, and Structures, the remainder of the book features distinguished educators who write from their own unique experiential and theoretical stances.