Principles for Professional Development [microform] : AFT's Guidelines for Creating Professional Development Programs That Make a Difference
- Bib ID:
- 5589070
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED389682
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1995
- 12 p.
- Summary:
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Professional development for teachers is a continuous process of individual and collective examination of practice. This publication first identifies reasons why traditional staff development often fails and several prerequisites for effective professional development. These include establishing real stakes for students; providing incentives for teachers to take the risks inherent in changing practices; convincing educators that proposed changes are substantial and not merely fads; and implementing policies that create a foundation for a safe and orderly learning environment. Nine principles of effective professional development are then presented: (1) professional development should ensure depth of content knowledge; (2) it should provide a strong foundation in the pedagogy of particular disciplines; (3) it should provide more general knowledge about teaching and learning processes and about schools as institutions; (4) it should be rooted in and reflect the best available research; (5) it should contribute to measurable improvement in student achievement; (6) it expects teachers to be intellectually engaged with ideas and resources; (7) it provides sufficient time, support, and resources to enable teachers to master new content and pedagogy and to integrate these into their practice; (8) it should be designed by representatives of those who participate in it, in cooperation with experts in the field; and (9) it should take a variety of forms, including some not typically considered. (ND)
- Notes:
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- Availability: American Federation of Teachers, 555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20001-2079 (single copy free, $1 each for 5 or more).
- Practitioners.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Educational Environment
- Educational Principles
- Elementary School Teachers
- Elementary Secondary Education
- Faculty Development
- Inservice Teacher Education
- Knowledge Base for Teaching
- Knowledge Level
- Professional Continuing Education
- Secondary School Teachers
- Teacher Effectiveness
- American Federation of Teachers
- Other authors/contributors:
- American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2065 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1995
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