Posted: December 5th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Professional Development | Filed under: Professionaldevelopment | Comments Off
Posted: November 15th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Professional Development | Filed under: Professionaldevelopment | Comments Off
New challenges continue to confront district and union leaders as they push forward with their pact to bolster the teaching corps.
Posted: November 15th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Professional Development | Filed under: Professionaldevelopment | Comments Off
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.
Posted: November 1st, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Professional Development | Filed under: Professionaldevelopment | Comments Off
States and districts should not be bound to traditional principal-preparation programs when developing school leaders.
Posted: October 24th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Professional Development | Filed under: Professionaldevelopment | Comments Off
Offerings from many schools of education are more aligned with traditional face-to-face approaches, but some colleges are moving to incorporate more virtual PD into their programs.
Posted: October 24th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Professional Development | Filed under: Professionaldevelopment | Comments Off
As budget cuts continue to limit district-level training opportunities, PLNs take an organic, grassroots approach to professional development.
Posted: October 24th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Professional Development | Filed under: Professionaldevelopment | Comments Off
Because schools of education have been slow to offer programs to develop virtual instructors, many of the nation’s leading online schools are trying to fill the void.
Posted: October 24th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Professional Development | Filed under: Professionaldevelopment | Comments Off
Education leaders say the Internet will be a powerful tool for sharing resources and best practices across state and district lines.
Posted: October 24th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Professional Development | Filed under: Professionaldevelopment | Comments Off
Overbooked schedules and tight budgets are increasingly pushing K-12 administrators toward online professional development.
Posted: October 24th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Professional Development | Filed under: Professionaldevelopment | Comments Off
Schools blend face-to-face and online professional development, but traditional PD still plays a role.