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.

On-Demand Webinar

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:
Online Degree Programs
Effective Teaching Strategies

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Pointing students to postsecondary options other than a four-year college is a challenge for already-overworked counselors.
May 31, 2011 - Education Week
High schools, particularly those serving poor students, face a critical shortage of college counselors, writes Omari Scott Simmons.
May 31, 2011 - Education Week
This chart depicts the types of professional-development activities online teachers participated in related to online instruction.
May 17, 2011 - Education Week
Many principal-training processes should be reexamined, Ann Hassenpflug writes.
May 17, 2011 - Education Week
Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach believes teachers need to bring a "sense of wonderment" back into student learning.
April 20, 2011 - Teacher
The Teaching American History grants program could see its budget cut from $119 million in fiscal 2010 to $46 million in the current year.
April 19, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
A Texas district employs an intensive professional development method to help regular educators engage English-language learners.
April 4, 2011 - Teacher PD Sourcebook
Innovative language arts teachers are finding that adapting writing instruction to technology can enhance engagement without sacrificing the fundamentals.
April 4, 2011 - Teacher PD Sourcebook
Selected math and writing websites for teachers.
April 4, 2011 - Teacher PD Sourcebook
Renowned educator Dan Meyer encourages teachers to drop the textbooks and teach students the math that's all around them.
April 4, 2011 - Teacher PD Sourcebook

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