Spotlight on Personalized Professional Development

Personalized Professional Development

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The Education Week Spotlight on Personalized Professional Development is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on:

Can 'Micro-Credentialing' Salvage Teacher PD?

Advocates say the movement offers an opportunity for schools to shift away from arbitrary credit-hour requirements toward a system based on evidence of progress in specific instructional skills.

March 30, 2016 – Education Week

Ed-Tech Coaches Becoming Steadier Fixture in Classrooms

The use of technology coaches in K-12 is on the rise, a response to the growing demands on teachers to use digital tools more effectively.

June 9, 2016 – Education Week

To Tailor PD, D.C. Looks to Groom Teacher Leaders

An initiative in the nation's capital aims to give select teachers more time to work with colleagues.

September 30, 2015 – Education Week

Why Professional Development Should Be More Like 'MasterChef'

How many times do teachers have to hear that interactivity and inquiry are the best forms for learning from a hired expert lecturing from a text-laden PowerPoint, asks teacher William Tolley.

May 20, 2016 – Teacher