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Professional Development
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Addresses designs and strategies, new teachers, professional learning communities, and evaluating professional development.

Subtopics are:
Designs & Strategies

Bridging the Gap Between Standards and Achievement: The Imperative for Professional Development in Education
Author: Elmore, R.
Publication Date: 2002

Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM): A Model for Change in Individuals
Author: Loucks-Horsley, S.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences

Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics, 2nd edition WestEd sponsored
Author: Loucks-Horsley, S., Love, N., Stiles, K.E., Mundry, S., Hewson, P.W.
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Corwin Press

Finding Time for Collaboration
Author: Raywid, M.A.
Publication Date: 1993, September

First Ring Leadership Academy: A Multidistrict Model for Developing, Sharing and Supporting Leadership Talent
Author: Anthes, K., Long, A.
Publication Date: 2005, October
Publisher: Education Commission of the States

Focused Improvement
Author: Kelehear, Z.
Publication Date: 2004, March
Publisher: National School Boards Association

Improving Districts: Systems That Support Learning WestEd sponsored
Author: WestEd, with McCREL and NCREL
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: WestEd

Islands of Hope in a Sea of Dreams: A Research Report ... WestEd sponsored
Author: Killion, J.
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: WestEd

Isolation is the Enemy of Improvement: Instructional Leadership to Support Standards-Based Practice WestEd sponsored
Author: Jamentz, K.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: WestEd

Keeping New Teachers in Mind
Author: Johnson, S.M., Kardos, S.M.
Publication Date: 2002, March
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Leading Schools: Distinguishing the Essential from the Important
Author: Waters, T., Grubb S.
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

Lessons and Recommendations from the Alabama Reading Initiative: Sustaining Focus on Secondary Reading
Author: Bacevich, A., Salinger, T.
Publication Date: 2006, June
Publisher: American Institutes for Research

Lifelines to the Classroom: Designing Support for Beginning Teachers WestEd sponsored
Author: Zimmerman, J., Stansbury, K.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: WestEd

Linking Technology, Learning, and School Change
Author: Feldman, A., Coulter, B., Konold, C.
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education

Policies that Support Professional Development in an Era of Reform
Author: Darling-Hammond, L., McLaughlin, M.W.
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

Professional Development for Literacy: Building a Community of Readers
Author: Braunger, J.
Publication Date: 2003, June
Publisher: National Middle School Association

School Leadership Study: Developing Successful Principals
Author: Davis, S., Darling-Hammond, L., LaPointe, M., Meyerson, D.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Stanford University, Stanford Educational Leadership Institute

Schools That Work: Where All Children Read and Write, 2nd edition
Author: Allington, R.L., Cunningham, P.M.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Standards for Middle and High School Literacy Coaches
Author: International Reading Association
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: International Reading Association

Target Time Toward Teachers
Author: Darling-Hammond, L.
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

The Backward Approach
Author: Guskey, T.
Publication Date: 2001, Summer
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

The Challenge of Teacher Quality
Author: Hurwitz, N., Hurwitz, S.
Publication Date: 2005, April
Publisher: National School Boards Association

The Literacy Coach: A Key to Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools
Author: Sturtevant, E.G.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education

The Role of Districts in Fostering Instructional Improvement: Lessons from Three Urban Districts Partnered with the Institute for Learning
Author: Marsh, J. A., Kerr, K. A., Ikemoto, G. S., Darilek, H., Suttorp, M., Zimmer, R. W., Barney, H.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: RAND Corporation

What Do We Know? Seeking Effective Math and Science Instruction
Author: Urban Institute, The
Publication Date: 2005, February
Publisher: Urban Institute, The

What Makes Professional Development Effective? Results from a National Sample of Teachers
Author: Garet, M.S., Porter, A.C., Desimone, L., Birman, B., Kwang, S.Y.
Publication Date: 2001, Winter
Publisher: AERA

What New Teachers Need to Learn
Author: Feiman-Nemser, S.
Publication Date: 2003, May
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

What the World Can Teach Us About New Teacher Induction
Author: Wong, H.K., Britton, T., Ganser, T.
Publication Date: 2005, January
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa


Evaluating Professional Development.

8 Smooth Steps
Author: Killion, J.
Publication Date: 2003, Fall
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act; Volume II--Teacher Quality Under NCLB: Interim Report
Author: Birman, B.F., Le Floch, K.C., Klekotka, A., Ludwig, M., Taylor, J., Walters, K., Wayne, A., Yoon, K.
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education

Thinking About How to Evaluate Your Program? These Strategies Will Get You Started
Author: Gajda, R., Jewiss, J.
Publication Date: 2004

What Makes Professional Development Effective?
Author: Guskey, T.R.
Publication Date: 2003, June
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa


New Teachers

Keeping New Teachers in Mind
Author: Johnson, S.M., Kardos, S.M.
Publication Date: 2002, March
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Keeping Quality Teachers: The Art of Retaining General and Special Education Teachers WestEd sponsored
Author: Northeast Regional Resource Center, Learning Innovations at WestEd
Publication Date: 2004, November
Publisher: WestEd, OSEP, NCPSE, NASDSE, Syracuse University, & NY State Ed Dept

Lifelines to the Classroom: Designing Support for Beginning Teachers WestEd sponsored
Author: Zimmerman, J., Stansbury, K.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: WestEd

Qualities of Effective Teachers
Author: Stronge, J.H.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

School's Out
Author: Graziano, C.
Publication Date: 2005, February/March

State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act; Volume II--Teacher Quality Under NCLB: Interim Report
Author: Birman, B.F., Le Floch, K.C., Klekotka, A., Ludwig, M., Taylor, J., Walters, K., Wayne, A., Yoon, K.
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education

Tapping the Potential: Retaining and Developing High-Quality New Teachers
Author: Alliance for Excellent Education
Publication Date: 2004, June
Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education

Target Time Toward Teachers
Author: Darling-Hammond, L.
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

The Challenge of Teacher Quality
Author: Hurwitz, N., Hurwitz, S.
Publication Date: 2005, April
Publisher: National School Boards Association

The Quest for Quality: Recruiting and Retaining Teachers in Philadelphia
Author: Neild, R.C., Useem, E., Farley, E.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Research for Action

What New Teachers Need to Learn
Author: Feiman-Nemser, S.
Publication Date: 2003, May
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

What the World Can Teach Us About New Teacher Induction
Author: Wong, H.K., Britton, T., Ganser, T.
Publication Date: 2005, January
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa


Professional Learning Communities

A New Era of School Reform: Going Where the Research Takes Us
Author: Marzano, R.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

Developing Communities of Instructional Practice: Lessons from Cincinnati and Philadelphia
Author: Supovitz, J.A., Christman, J.B.
Publication Date: 2003, November
Publisher: Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE)

Finding Time for Collaboration
Author: Raywid, M.A.
Publication Date: 1993, September

Group Wise: Create a culture of inquiry and develop productive groups
Author: Garmston, R. J.
Publication Date: 2005, Spring
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

How to Launch a Community
Author: DuFour, R.
Publication Date: 2001, Summer
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

Improving Faculty Conversations
Author: Kohm, B.
Publication Date: 2002, May
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Inside High School Reform: Making the Changes That Matter WestEd sponsored
Author: Horowitz, J., California Academic Partnership Program
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: WestEd

Keeping New Teachers in Mind
Author: Johnson, S.M., Kardos, S.M.
Publication Date: 2002, March
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Leadership Folio Series: Sustaining School Improvement
Author: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

Leading Edge: Culture Shift Doesn't Occur Overnight—or Without Conflict
Author: DuFour, R.
Publication Date: 2004, Fall
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

Leading for Learning: Reflective Tools for School and District Leaders
Author: Knapp, M.S., Copeland, M.A., Talbert, J.E.
Publication Date: 2003, February
Publisher: Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy

Lessons and Recommendations from the Alabama Reading Initiative: Sustaining Focus on Secondary Reading
Author: Bacevich, A., Salinger, T.
Publication Date: 2006, June
Publisher: American Institutes for Research

New York's District 2 Paved the Way
Author: Temkin, J.
Publication Date: 2003, September
Publisher: Community Renewal Society

Positive or Negative?
Author: Peterson, K.D.
Publication Date: 2002, Summer
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

Professional Learning Communities: Professional Development Strategies That Improve Instruction
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Annenberg Institute for School Reform

School Renewal: An Inquiry, Not a Formula
Author: Joyce, B., Calhoun, E.
Publication Date: April 1995
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Technical Guide to School and District Factors Impacting Student Learning
Author: National Study of School Evaluation
Publication Date: 2005, November
Publisher: National Study of School Evaluation (NSSE)

The Literacy Coach: A Key to Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools
Author: Sturtevant, E.G.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education


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