Professional Development – When Is It Worth Your Time? |
posted by: Ruthie | January 16, 2014, 04:48 PM |
A good place to start is Learning Forward’s guidelines for quality professional development. While Learning Forward believes in continuous and collaborative professional development that is embedded into the school day, their standards can also be useful when looking at outside professional development opportunities. For example, from reading Learning Forward’s standards, educators should look for opportunities that:
Along with these general considerations, teachers should consider what they personally need. Not all teachers are in the same place in their career. One teacher may be very strong in content area knowledge, but struggle with discipline or student relationships. Teachers should focus their professional development on the area they improvement in order to see the greatest result.
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