Hot Topic: Professional Development

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Professional Development: 21st Century Models
Research shows that effective staff training is the key to retaining high-quality educators. Here we detail several technology-infused approaches that work.

Online Training: What's Really Working?
What does today's successful online professional development look like? Here we report on how several models are meeting the challenges of time, technology, and motivation.

Data Can Drive Development
Attention staff developers: how to help teachers use data to design curriculum and analyze their instructional practices.

Timely and Sustained Teacher Support
All the technology and curriculum resources in the world will have no impact on student achievement without the guidance educators need to really use it.

BEST PRACTICES

Driven by Data
How three districts are successfully using data, rather than gut feelings, to align staff development with school needs.

Spreading the Word Together
Teacher study groups are an effective way to disseminate best practices.

Professional Development Anytime, Anywhere
An online staff development portal in Texas delivers courses, resources, and tools.

Working with Reluctant Teachers
How to encourage teachers who see technology as just another demand on their time.

Of Math and Myths
With the right professional development, high school mathematics teachers can learn to embrace technology.

Learn by Doing
Staff development should provide teachers with hands-on opportunities to plan, practice, experiment with, and reflect about technology.

Redesigning Staff Development
Well-planned, ongoing professional development requires systems change at the most basic level. Learn how an Illinois district developed a culture where technology integration is king.

PRODUCTS

Reviews: Online Courses for Reading Teachers
Four Web-based offerings give busy educators the techniques they need to teach literacy skills to elementary and middle school students.

New and Networthy Presentation Apps
From broadcasting your PowerPoint slides to providing a digital meeting room, the latest Web presentation and collaboration software opens up new possibilities for distance learning.

TIPS

Staff Developer Confidential
Practical advice on how trainers can help teachers become better teachers

PDQ: Professional Development Quick Tips
A weekly column featuring wisdom on a range of training issues, from preparing materials to presenting effective workshops