Professional Development

The latest news about professional development including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

Sharpe Elementary School teacher Ikeysha Hall works on a lesson with her 4th graders. She is participating in the Tripod Professional Development Research Project, a study in the Memphis schools that is comparing two different methods of technology-related professional development.
—Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal

Study Aims to Evaluate Tech-Related Teacher PD

A research project in the Memphis, Tenn., schools is comparing two different professional-development approaches that incorporate technology. (February 26, 2013)

Spotlight on Professional Development

There are new standards for professional learning, an array of technology tools, and emerging techniques for in-school professional development

Spotlight on Professional Learning Communities

Educators who have used Professional Learning Communities offer tips on building teacher-to-teacher collaboration in this Spotlight.

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Learning Forward's PD Watch Blog

07/30 04:39 pm | A Professional Learning Pop Quiz and Summer Homework | Here's a quick pop quiz you can take to determine if your school and or system is on the right track in how it approaches professional learning.

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Tapping the Power of Online PD
Online tools like Twitter and Google+ are spawning new types of professional development opportunities that provide face-to-face interaction.

Chat Transcript

Training the Hybrid Educator
This chat addressed the kinds of professional development available to hybrid educators, as well as the key factors they need to know to be successful in the classroom.

Special Collection

Virtual PD Creates Connections
This special report in Education Week's series on virtual education, examines how K-12 professional development is taking a more digital approach to educator training.

PD Directory

The Professional Development Directory features courses and resources for teachers on:
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Effective Teaching Strategies

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Ongoing and effective professional development is critical, experts say, and technology holds the key to providing deep learning experiences for teachers that can be scaled across state borders.
October 15, 2012 - Digital Directions
Prodded by federal officials, the district is addressing its disproportionate suspension rates for black students.
October 9, 2012 - Education Week
An Oakland, Calif., program tries to encourage more nonwhites to enter teaching—and stay in it.
October 9, 2012 - Education Week
September 25, 2012 - Education Week
Study Weighs Pros, Cons of Teacher Turnover
Turnaround schools don't always keep the best teachers and lose the worst ones, a researcher finds.
September 18, 2012 - Education Week
New Studies Dissect School Turnarounds
Researchers say it takes a mix of strategies—but not too many—to engineer school improvement.
September 18, 2012 - Education Week
Imagine K12, the biggest startup incubator in the United States specifically for education technology, brings in educators to critique entrepreneurs’ product ideas.
September 17, 2012 - Education Week
Online learning communities will help make the transition to the common-core standards easier, Christine Newell writes.
September 11, 2012 - Education Week
Already equipped with inquiry-based skills, librarians are helping teachers acquire the instructional methods they need to adopt.
September 11, 2012 - Education Week
A 2nd grade teacher touts the benefits of video clubs, in which groups of teachers watch and discuss video-recorded lessons.
August 28, 2012 - Teacher

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