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Professional Development Criteria: A Study Guide for Effective Professional Development

 
 
Product Description  A guide for developing a professional development strategic plan
Authors  Colorado Statewide Systemic Initiative for Mathematics and Science (CONNECT)
Target Audience  Staff developers
Ways to Use this Product  
  • examine professional development structures
  • develop a professional development plan for your site
  • continually assess professional development efforts and plans
Key Ideas  
This document is meant to be a study guide with a series of questions to use as you examine your professional development plan.

Three categories organize this document

  • Context characteristics. The "when," "where," and "why" of professional development that address the organization and the nature of the system in which change will occur.
  • Process variables. The "how" of professional development, such as the way activities are planned, organized, carried out, and followed up.
  • Content characteristics. The "what" of professional development - new knowledge, skills, and understanding that are the foundation of academic disciplines and pedagogical processes.
How to Get this Product  Download the PDF file.
APA Citation  Colorado Statewide Systemic Initiative for Mathematics and Science (CONNECT). (1999). Professional development criteria: A study guide for effective professional development. Aurora, CO: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.