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Education Opinion Pearson Partnerships for Principal Development
When I learned that Pearson was in the process of working with the highly regarded New Leaders organization on a principal development program, I wanted to learn more. I called Lee Peters, the marketing lead for Pearson's School Achievement Services business, who outlined some of the professional learning available through Pearson's growing portfolio of teacher and leader effectiveness offerings.
Tom Vander Ark, November 25, 2013
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Professional Development Staff-Development Providers Eye New Opportunities
Still, the industry will have to compete for market share with districts as school systems shift ever more training in-house.
Bess Keller, November 10, 2010
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College & Workforce Readiness ASCD Plans Professional Development for Common Standards
ASCD plans to design professional development for the common standards.
Catherine Gewertz, May 6, 2010
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Education Build or Buy Online PD?
School administrators should ask several important questions before deciding whether to create their own online professional development programs or purchase them off the shelf, an online professional development expert told the audience at this NECC session.
Katie Ash, July 1, 2009
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IT Infrastructure & Management Online Professional Training: Build IT or Buy IT?
Experts at the National Educational Computing Conference in Washington today will be discussing the key factors schools must weigh when deciding whether to create homemade online professional development products or purchase them off the shelf. Read this Digital Directions article to help you make more informed decisions on this issue.
Michelle R. Davis, June 26, 2009
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Education Opinion 5 From 1: Providers
For all the talking and writing on public education policy and politics, unrecorded decisions to procure curriculum, professional development, information systems and the like have a more immediate impact, and more important influence, on teaching and learning. Some help in raising edbizbuzz readers consciousness.
Marc Dean Millot, June 17, 2008
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Education Online Professional Development Resources
Professional knowledge can be key to success in interviews and the classroom. Here are some key professional development Web sites for teachers.
April 9, 2008
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IT Infrastructure & Management How to Choose the Best Online Training for Teachers
Administrators must be sure to avoid offering online professional development that doesn’t connect with what teachers do in the classroom.
Michelle R. Davis, June 20, 2007
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