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2.13 Continuous Professional Development Professional development is continuous and job-embedded. 
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Related Resources Tools Acronym Finder Acronym Finder has over 60,000 entries in its data base. Publication Date: 1988-2008 Publisher: The Acronym Finder National School Reform Faculty Protocols Examining student work is an effective form of job-embedded professional development. The National School Reform Faculty website includes sample protocols for examining student work. The web page defines protocols as “guidelines for conversation that create a structure that makes it safe to ask challenging questions.” Three samples can be viewed: Tuning Protocol, Collaborative Assessment Conference, Success Analysis. Publisher: Harmony Education Center NSDC Standards for Staff Development This tool presents standards for the context, process, and content of staff development that improves the learning of all students. Publication Date: 2001 Publisher: National Staff Development Council Articles 9 Roles of the School-based Coach This article discusses the complexity of the duties school-based coaches face due to the new expectations of public education. Author: joellen Killion and Cynthia Harrison Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC) NEW! Delivering a Lecture This excerpt, from "Tools for Teaching", details several strategies for better lectures. Author: Barbara Gross Davis Publication Date: 1993 Publisher: Jossey-Bass NEW! Principal as Instructional Leader: Designing a Coaching Program That Fits This article from the Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement describes ways to assess needs, select strategies, and implement a successful coaching program. Author: Julie Kowal and Lucy Steiner Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement NEW! What Content-Area Teachers Should Know About Adolescent Literacy This report suggests methods for improving adolescent learners reading and writings skills in the classroom. Author: Kris Anstrom and Trenace Richardson Tanya Shuy Rebecca J. Moak and Mary A. Campbell Peggy McCardle a Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NEW! Classroom Walkthroughs: Learning to see the trees and the forest Pilter and Goodwin discuss how to effectively use walkthroughs to collect data and provide useful feedback to educators to improve instruction. Author: Howard Pitler with Bryan Goodwin Publication Date: Summer 2008 Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) NEW! Coaching: A Strategy For Developing Instructional Capacity Barbara Neufeld and Dana Roper discuss how coupling professional development with coaching support can produce sustainable continuous improvement in school organization and classroom instruction. Author: Barbara Neufeld and Dana Roper Publication Date: June 2003 Publisher: Annenberg Institute for School Reform Building Bridges: The Mission and Principles of Professional Development This government report identifies the characteristics of high-quality professional development: (1) focuses on teachers as central to student learning; (2) focuses on individual, collegial, and organizational improvement; (3) respects and nurtures the intellectual and leadership capacity of individuals within the school community; (4) reflects best available research and practice in teaching, learning, and leadership; (5) enables teachers to develop further expertise in subject content, teaching strategies, and technology; (6) promotes continuous inquiry and improvement; (7) involves collaborative planning; (8) requires substantial time and other resources; (9) is driven by a coherent long-term plan; and (10) is assessed by its impact on teacher effectiveness and student learning. Author: U. S. Department of Education Professional Development Team Publication Date: 1994 Publisher: The Rural School and Community Trust Coaching Moves Beyond the Gym This article states that site-based coaches who devote time and expertise to coach individual teachers on a regular basis provide a successful means to student success. Author: Ruth Galm and George S. Perry Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC) How Teachers Change: A Study of Professional Development in Adult Education This article discusses the key findings regarding adult education, and provides suggestions to improve professional development for adults. Author: Cristine Smith, Judy Hofer, Marilyn Gillespie, Marla Solomon, and Karen Rowe Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy How to Develop a Coaching Eye This article discusses the skills, knowledge, and strategies needed to become a classroom coach. Author: Stephanie Feger, Kristine Woleck, and Paul Hickman Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Leading Edge: The Best Staff Development is in the Workplace, Not in a Workshop Rick DuFour states that, "Most schools and districts have created an artificial distinction between working and learning." Staff development should not be regarded as an event but should be embedded in the workplace. However, embedding staff development in the workplace doesn't guarantee improved learning for adults or students. DuFour identifies four questions that should be addressed and includes 8 tips for leaders who want to ensure that "job-embedded, site-based professional development offers the best venue for educators’ ongoing learning." Author: Rick DuFour Publication Date: 2004, Spring Professional Development: A Results-Driven Approach to Teacher Development The article describes the development of a focused, job-embedded, professional development program for an urban district in Long Beach, California. Author: John Norton and Anne C. Lewis Publication Date: 2000, Spring Student Learning Grows in Professional Cultures The authors discuss how a culture of professionalism in the school fosters improvement in instruction and systems change. Author: TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS - August/September 1998 Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Teachers Who Learn, Kids Who Achieve: A Look at Schools with Model Professional Development (to edit this resource, contact WestEd) Author: Western Regional Educational Laboratory Publication Date: 2000 Publisher: WestEd The Authentic Task Approach: A Results Driven Professional Development Strategy to Promote Learning The Authentic Task Approach (ATA), is a professional development design that allows teachers to identify and solve potential problems in thier instruction and school. Author: Janet M. Phlegar and Nancy Hurley Publication Date: 1999 Publisher: WestEd The Good Mentor This article discusses what to look for in mentoring programs, as well as how to prepare mentors to be successful. Author: James B. Rowley Publication Date: 1999, May Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Three Simple Secrets of School-Based Coaching The author gives some anecdotal pointers she has learned over her 15 years as a school-based literacy coach. Author: Juli Kendall Publication Date: November 29, 2006 Publisher: Teacher Magazine Tipping Point: From Feckless Reform to Substantive Instructional Improvement (to edit this resource, contact WestEd) Author: Mike Schmoker Publication Date: 2004, February Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa Useful Links NEW! Tiered Instruction/Intervention The site offers details and information on the RtI process and articles as well as descriptions of the three tiers. Publication Date: Retrieved November 2008 Publisher: RTI Action Network Arizona Department of Education Calendar of Events This calendar can be searched by date or by ADE unit/division. Arizona Education Association The Arizona Education Association is an organization advocating for support of Arizona's public schools, improving the quality of public education through positive change, and improving the professional lives of teachers and school staff members. Arizona Professional Teacher Standards Publisher: Arizona Department of Education Honoring Outstanding Teachers of America This page describes how various programs at schools across the country are successfully providing new teachers with guidance and professional support. Publisher: Carlston Family Foundation Other Resources NEW! Dr. Archer Video Series “Dr. Anita Archer is a talented author and beloved teacher of teachers. This video series is one of her many gifts to the educational community. Produced with support from the Sonoma County Office of Education, it is made available at no cost thanks to her generous spirit. The series addresses strategic literacy instruction in grades K-8 using a “research to practice” approach grounded in pragmatic real-world application. Each video is 4 to 8 minutes long, has a particular strategic focus, and was shot unrehearsed in real time. A short viewing guide is included for each video, providing guidance for viewing and feedback for post-viewing applications.” Sonoma County Office of Education Author: Dr. Anita Archer Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: Sonoma County Office of Education Annual Professional Performance Review This one-page document describes New York State requirements for the Annual Professional Performance Review and includes a description of programs offered to assist teachers in this process. Programs include Professional Portfolio/Portfolio Review, Peer Coaching, Videotape Production of Classroom Teaching, Teacher Research/Action Research, Study Groups and Peer Review Process. Publication Date: 2002, Fall Chicago Public Schools Education Plan – Goal 3 The CPS Education Plan – Goal 3 addresses effective strategies and improved learning: CPS schools will have strong communities of learning where teams of teachers work with the principal and other school staff to create a work and school environment of problem solving, innovation, reflection on practice, and collaborative professional development to design and implement effective instructional programs. Publisher: Chicago Public Schools Master Plan for Staff Development This plan is a complete master plan for staff development, which demonstrates a district approach to staff development that is continuous and job embedded. “Job-embedded projects are those that occur as teachers and administrators are engaged in their daily activities and that result in increased skill and knowledge needed to assist students to perform more effectively. Such projects connect 'learning to the immediate and real-life problems faced by teachers and administrators' (A New Vision for Staff Development, Sparks and Hirsh, 1997). Job-embedded projects result from identified areas of need evolving from assessments of student performance translated into school and/or district goals.” Author: School Administrative Unit #38 Publication Date: 2001-2006 Publisher: SAU #38 – New Hampshire The Arizona Association of School Business Officials (AASBO) The Arizona Association of School Business Officials (AASBO) is a professional association providing support and professional development opportunities for individuals whose primary responsibility is the business management of a school district. ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved. |
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