Professional Development for Educators
Professional Development Research Synthesis
Professional Development Research Synthesis
This research synthesis was written for the John Edward Porter Professional Development Center at the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory as a resource for schools and districts to help them design more effective professional development experiences for teachers. Examining the research base to date, this synthesis identifies certain characteristics of professional development activities that influence whether or not participants achieve their stated goals.
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Professional Development: Learning from the Best — A Toolkit for Schools and Districts Based on Model Professional Development Award Winners
Professional Development: Learning from the Best — A Toolkit for Schools and Districts Based on Model Professional Development Award Winners
Written by Emily Ayscue Hassel, and published by North Central Regional Education Laboratory in 1999, this toolkit takes the best practices of award-winning schools and organizes them into a step-by-step planner for designing and implementing professional development.
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Effective Professional Development: What Do We Know?
Effective Professional Development: What Do We Know?
This presentation was designed by Lucy Steiner to enable district officials in Columbia, South Carolina to plan more effective professional development experiences for teachers. Examining the research base to date, the presentation identifies the characteristics of effective professional development and describes which professional development activities are more likely to increase student achievement.
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Apply What You Know: Designing Effective Professional Development
Apply What You Know: Designing Effective Professional Development
Lucy Steiner designed this workshop to enable district officials in Columbia, South Carolina to design professional development experiences for teachers that increase student learning. The presentation provides step-by-step guidance on how to analyze existing performance data, identify goals for student and teacher learning, select and implement effective professional development activities, and evaluate impact.
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Instructional Coaching
Instructional Coaching
This issue brief, prepared by Lucy Steiner and Julie Kowal, takes a look at instructional coaching and elements to look for when selecting, preparing, and evaluating coaches for effectiveness. This is part one of a two part series.
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Principal as Instructional Leader: Designing a Coaching Program That Fits
Principal as Instructional Leader: Designing a Coaching Program That Fits
Lucy Steiner and Julie Kowal examine the role of the principal as instructional leader, including activities such as assessing needs and goals, selecting a coaching strategy, and implementing and supporting the coaching program. This is part two of a two part series.
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