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Let’s act like professionals
When I visit and observe class- rooms, which I do a lot these days, I am impressed both with how hard teachers are working on important issues of instructional practice and how large the gap is betwe..
What might be
THOSE CALLED upon to forecast future trends in professional development are welladvised to remember the biblical observation, “There is nothing new under the sun.” In fact, a case..
The story of gloria is a future vision of the new teacher
What would learning to teach look like if we built on what we know about what works? Here is one vision of the future: For as long as she could remember, Gloria had wanted to teach. As a little gi..
A view of the future
The year was 1997. It was a professional development half-day in Rockwood School District, a suburban school district outside St. Louis, Mo. In many schools, whole staffs sat in front of large video..
Narrow the focus, expand the possibilities
In 1969, the seeds of what would become the National Staff Development Council were sown in a meeting of a small group of educators responsible for staff training in their large school districts. It ..
As the leadership changes
As an 8th grader, Stephanie Hirsh ran for vice president of the student council. Why aim for the second spot? In her campaign speech, she said winning the “sandwich position” would enable her to h..
Teachers steer their own learning
Conrad Ball Middle School in Loveland, Colo., earned a“School to Watch” Award in 2005 from the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform and was designated as high-performing by the state...
Data delivers a wake-up call
I t’s 7 a.m. Thursday and the team of four 9th-grade American history teachers is meeting in a classroom to discuss results of their most recent common assessment. They compare students’ answers o..
Create time for professional learning
What are your criteria for deciding how to schedule time for professional learning? Some of the criteria you might use are these: Enables all teachers in a grade level or department to..
