The purpose of the state planning initiative is to implement and
sustain a professional development system, resulting in a workforce that can effectively promote the high fidelity use of the Pyramid Model.
«We applaud Atlanta Public Schools» professional development team for their efforts to
provide sustained professional development for their colleagues districtwide,» said Executive Director and CEO of ASCD Dr. Gene R. Carter.
Teachers who participate in ongoing,
sustained professional development with follow - up meetings, as opposed to one - day professional - development workshops, develop a better understanding of what authentic assessment entails and how to design rubrics to evaluate student work (Koh, 2011).
Research shows that
sustained professional development focused on teachers» knowledge, instructional practice and how students learn specific content has the potential to impact teaching and student learning (Darling - Hammond and Richardson, 2009).
She works on behalf of 28 public school systems to secure funding for and collaborate on the design and delivery of
sustained professional development experiences primarily in the areas of college and career readiness, literacy, and principal leadership.
I think the issue is providing teachers with the kind of intelligent, classroom - focused,
sustained professional development necessary to move away from one - size - fits - all thinking and toward addressing varied student needs thoughtfully and smoothly by
Therefore, those of us who served as MELAF leaders made the critical assumption that in - depth,
sustained professional development lay at the heart of reform (cf. Darling - Hammond & McLaughlin 1995; Lieberman, 1995; Lieberman & Miller 1991; Little, 1993).
As elementary principals prepare for Common Core math standards — and perhaps new common science standards down the road — they should look for
sustained professional development programs with a clear vision for what teachers should know and be able to do.
«We applaud Atlanta Public Schools» professional development team for their efforts to
provide sustained professional development for their colleagues district - wide,» said Executive Director and CEO of ASCD Dr. Gene R. Carter.
Does the school employ a variety of collegial and
sustained professional development activities (e.g., mentoring relationships between new teachers and experienced teachers, high - quality teacher induction programs, professional development drawing on school - level expertise, professional learning communities, collaboration among teachers, and relationships between teacher teams and social service support providers that serve students and families)?
High - quality,
sustained professional development for principals focused on instructional leadership, organizational management, schoolwide reform, innovation, and other 21st century practices are lacking.
Teachers are more likely to use technology in ways that promote student engagement, inquiry, and self - directed learning after receiving in - depth and
sustained professional development in technology integration (Law and Yuen, 2006; Innovative Teaching and Learning Research, 2011; Bebell and O'Dwyer, 2010; Ertmer and Ottenbreit - Leftwich, 2010).
Teachers» beliefs on student engagement may be durable, but
sustained professional development (PD) focused on building support for teachers through learning and student outcomes has the potential to impact individual belief systems.
That's why Learning Sciences Dylan Wiliam Center is committed to providing teachers with powerful,
sustained professional development in Strategic Formative Assessment that will help them monitor, modify, and improve their classroom instruction.
«Job - embedded,
sustained professional development is a crucial to meeting the evolving needs of today's students,» said ASCD Executive Director and CEO Dr. Gene R. Carter.
Those characteristics that seem to show up in all the findings include high expectations for students, a safe and orderly school climate, frequent assessment of student progress, parental involvement, collaboration among faculty and staff members, and focused and
sustained professional development.
Provide
sustained professional development that might include peer observations, reflection on practice, and shared planning;
I recently blogged about our fresh approach to informed and
sustained professional development (you can read this here) and part of this strategy is to develop hand - in - hand all staff whilst underpinning whole school improvement in alignment with our core values, vision and improvement plan objectives.
New teacher induction: The foundation for comprehensive, coherent, and
sustained professional development.
This priority aims to improve teacher and leader practice through
a sustained professional development program that focuses on the ongoing development of linguistic proficiency; the development of deep understandings regarding curriculum design, assessment and moderation using the Australian Curriculum; and a whole school approach to support quality provision.