Education Week: Professional Development

Successful Training Needs Buy-In From Teachers

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

New K-12 Advocacy Groups Wield State-Level Clout

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

New organizations are making their impact felt in statehouses on issues such as teacher evaluation and charter schools.

Conn. Senate Approves Education Overhaul

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Starting From Scratch With ESEA

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

An updated ESEA should focus on a few evidence-based strategies for improving schools, Marshall S. Smith writes.

Concern Abounds Over Teachers' Preparedness for Standards

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

Some districts have prepared their teachers on the new instructional approaches for the common core; others have done little.

Training of Out-of-School Staff Debated

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

The out-of-school field is trying to identify the training instructors need to be effective yet not just like classroom teachers.

Program Offers Credential in Blended Learning

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:12:00 -0500

Ky. to Model Staff Development for Common-Core Standards

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0500

Kentucky has been chosen as a demonstration site for a new, statewide professional-development model reflecting the common standards that all but four states have adopted.

Union-District Collaboration a Never-Ending Process

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0500

New challenges continue to confront district and union leaders as they push forward with their pact to bolster the teaching corps.

Principal Training

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0400

States and districts should not be bound to traditional principal-preparation programs when developing school leaders.

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