New Federal Guidelines Seek to Create Professional Development Programs that are Sustained, Data-Driven, and Focused on Student Instructional Needs DALLAS (May 1, 2009) – In new guidance to states, the Obama Administration is promoting professional development for the nation’s principals, teachers and other school staff members as a priority for spending economic stimulus funds and […]

DALLAS—April 2, 2009—National Staff Development Council Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh recently announced the appointment of Thomas Manning, who becomes Associate Director of Member Initiatives, as well as the promotion of Tracy Crow to Associate Director of Publications. Manning will be responsible for online learning initiatives, web-based communication with members, and interactive aspects of NSDC’s web […]

Nation Making Progress in Ensuring More Teachers Have Deep Content Knowledge and Mentoring But U.S. Teacher Development Lacks Intensity, Follow-up, & Usefulness WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 4, 2009 – Every year, nine in 10 of the nation’s three million teachers participate in professional development designed to improve their content knowledge, transform their teaching, and help […]

Learning Forward + posts Learning Forward is the only professional association devoted exclusively to those who work in educator professional development. We help our members plan, implement, and measure high-quality professional learning so they can achieve success with their systems, schools, and students. Learning Forward https://learningforward.org/author/learning-forward/ Educators Must Dramatically Increase Their Knowledge & Skills to […]

DALLAS—December 22, 2008—The National Staff Development Council (NSDC) will help The Wallace Foundation advance its ten-year initiative to improve education leadership in the United States. NSDC will use a $250,000 grant from Wallace to draw attention to new research and information about building leadership capacity in the nation’s schools to help leaders better guide instructional […]

DALLAS—December 22, 2008—Charles Mason, superintendent of Mountain Brook Schools in Mountain Brook, Ala., began his term as president of the National Staff Development Council (NSDC) at the conclusion of the Council’s annual conference in Washington, D.C. on December 10, 2008.Mason replaces Karen Dyer, director of the Education and Nonprofit Sector at the Center for Creative […]

Learning Forward + posts Learning Forward is the only professional association devoted exclusively to those who work in educator professional development. We help our members plan, implement, and measure high-quality professional learning so they can achieve success with their systems, schools, and students. Learning Forward https://learningforward.org/author/learning-forward/ Educators Must Dramatically Increase Their Knowledge & Skills to […]

DALLAS—September 2, 2008—National Staff Development Council executive director Stephanie Hirsh recently announced the appointment of Carol François as director of learning. As NSDC’s director of learning, François is responsible for overall operation of the organization’s highly regarded Annual Conference and its recently developed Summer Conference for Teacher Leaders and the Administrators Who Support Them. In […]

DALLAS—August 22, 2008—In the wake of today’s release of a new poll on “The Public’s Attitudes Toward Public Schools,” the National Staff Development Council (NSDC) is calling for major new initiatives to improve the performance levels of current teachers and administrators. The report was prepared under a partnership between Phi Delta Kappa International and the […]