Professional Development for Educators

Professional Development: Learning from the Best — A Toolkit for Schools and Districts Based on Model Professional Development Award Winners

[pdf] by Emily Ayscue Hassel. Published by North Central Regional Education Laboratory, 1999. This toolkit takes the best practices of award-winning schools and organizes them into a step-by-step planner for designing and implementing professional development.

 

 

Effective Professional Development: What Do We Know?

[pdf] This presentation was designed by Lucy Steiner to enable district officials in Columbia, South Carolina to plan more effective professional development experiences for teachers. Examining the research base to date, the presentation identifies the characteristics of effective professional development and describes which professional development activities are more likely to increase student achievement.

Apply What You Know: Designing Effective Professional Development

[pdf] Lucy Steiner designed this workshop to enable district officials in Columbia, South Carolina to design professional development experiences for teachers that increase student learning. The presentation provides step-by-step guidance on how to analyze existing performance data, identify goals for student and teacher learning, select and implement effective professional development activities, and evaluate impact.

Instructional Coaching

[pdf] This issue brief, prepared by Lucy Steiner and Julie Kowal, takes a look at instructional coaching and elements to look for when selecting, preparing, and evaluating coaches for effectiveness. This is part one of a two part series.

 

 

Principal as Instructional Leader: Designing a Coaching Program That Fits

[pdf] Lucy Steiner and Julie Kowal examine the role of the principal as instructional leader, including activities such as assessing needs and goals, selecting a coaching strategy, and implementing and supporting the coaching program. This is part two of a two part series.