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Transforming Professional Development For Today's Educational Environment, Amy L. Geurkink-Coats, Richard A. Regina
Transforming Professional Development For Today's Educational Environment, Amy L. Geurkink-Coats, Richard A. Regina
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Professional development is vital to education. It provides an opportunity for continued growth and learning for educators throughout their career. While teachers earn credentials and certification through a university, professional development is intended to hone skills and help teachers evolve in an ever-changing landscape. The changing landscape may involve technology, generational needs, or broader societal interests. This research is an analysis of the implementation of transformational professional development in one large suburban Midwestern school district and one large Midwestern high school in another district. It analyzes data regarding professional development and examines literature that studies teacher participation, attitudes, and transfer …
Establishing A Program For Teacher Micro-Credentials To Support Individual Professional Learning, Andrew Kohl
Establishing A Program For Teacher Micro-Credentials To Support Individual Professional Learning, Andrew Kohl
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This policy advocacy document discusses a change in local board of education policy in a school district to require the annual approval of a professional learning program which includes options for a micro-credentialing, a self-directed, job-embedded professional learning practice which allows teachers more freedom to choose a focus and pacing for their learning experiences. Currently, board policy directs the creation of a staff development committee to plan professional learning activities but does not require an approved formal plan or the establishment of a credentialing system to evidence teacher learning. A local policy that requires the annual approval of a professional …