DALLAS—July 10, 2010—The National Staff Development Council received a $250,000 grant from MetLife Foundation to initiate the revision of NSDC’s Standards for Staff Development. First published in 1995 and revised in 2001, the standards represent the collaborative work of NSDC and 17 other professional associations. Based on research, the standards define effective professional development and guide […]

Bill Would Overhaul Definition of Professional Development to Ensure Focus on Continuous Improvement DALLAS—May 11, 2010—The National Staff Development Council (NSDC), the nation’s largest organization dedicated solely to improving our schools through quality and continuous professional learning applauds the introduction of a bill that would modernize and strengthen professional development across the country. The Great […]

DALLAS–March 31, 2010– Maryland State Department of Education and National Staff Development Council jointly released today a resource guide for assisting schools and districts to evaluate the impact of teacher professional development on teaching practice and student learning. Teacher Professional Development Evaluation Guide, written by M. Bruce Haslam of Policy Studies Associates, was developed originally […]

MetLife Survey findings confirm importance of collaborative professional learning DALLAS–March 24, 2010– Key findings of the annual MetLife survey underscore that continuous professional development occurring in a collaborative manner is vital to improving our nation’s schools. Higher job satisfaction and higher expectations for students are associated with higher levels of collaboration. Released this year in three […]

Second report in MetLife survey released DALLAS–March 11, 2010–-Yesterday the MetLife Foundation released the second of three reports from this year’s MetLife Survey of the American Teacher. This report, Part 2: Student Achievement, includes the views of teachers, principals, and students on student goals and aspirations, the influence of teacher expectations, and factors educators believe would improve […]

DALLAS–March 11, 2010–The National Staff Development Council has received a $200,000 grant from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to promote effective professional learning and improve student achievement in high schools. The grant will contribute to the Learning School Alliance High School community, specifically to support and connect high schools committed to collaborative leadership and learning […]

Standards, multiple sources of data, teacher collaboration deemed essential DALLAS-March 3, 2010-Findings from a newly released survey of more than 40,000 American teachers emphasize the need to advance NSDC’s new definition for professional learning at the federal level through the ESEA reauthorization process as well as at the state and local policy levels. In Primary sources: […]

Key is Using Available Time Effectively DALLAS–Feb. 23, 2010–Key findings of the annual MetLife Teacher Survey underscore that continuous professional development occurring in a collaborative manner is vital to improving our nation’s schools. The first of three reports based on data gathered through the annual survey shows that nearly all teachers are engaging in collaboration, […]

Former foundation official, school principal, and school leadership expert will begin new role on January 11 DALLAS–Jan. 8, 2010–To bolster its capacity for further leadership on transforming schools, school leadership, and accelerating systems change, the National Staff Development Council (NSDC) today announced it has hired Frederick Brown, former senior program officer at The Wallace Foundation, […]

DALLAS–Jan. 6, 2010– Ingrid Carney, CEO of Carney for Kids Educational Consulting in Chicago, began her term as president of the National Staff Development Council (NSDC) at the conclusion of the Council’s annual conference in St. Louis, Mo., on December 9, 2009. Carney succeeds Charles Mason, former superintendent of Mountain Brook Schools in Mountain Brook, […]