Professional Development

Educators must always hone their craft. Discover the many formal, informal, ongoing, and job-embedded professional-development programs keeping teachers at the top of their game.

6 Things to Consider When Planning Professional Development
Simply asking teachers what they’d like to learn can go a long way toward making PD more valuable for your staff.
Danielle Mancinelli
The Benefits of Differentiation in Professional Development
Strategies like flipping instruction and providing opportunities for repeated practice work as well for adults as they do for students.
LaKetra Robinson
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Helping Teachers Grow Through Instructional Coaching
Finding the resources to hire instructional coaches can be tough, but they can play an essential role in spreading great practices throughout a school.
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Learning Walks: Structured Observation for Teachers
Brief visits to several classrooms give teachers a chance to reflect on a variety of practices.
11 Habits of an Effective Teacher
Carrie Lam
Planning for Better Professional Development in an Uncertain Future
Teachers will be operating in a different world next year, and administrators are thinking now about how best to support them.
Megan Allen
Increasing Teachers’ Effectiveness—Without Causing Burnout
An elementary school principal explains how he prioritized professional development for teachers by embedding it in the master schedule.
Justin Uppinghouse
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Using Video for Professional Development
When teachers film themselves in the classroom, it helps them reflect on and improve their teaching practice.
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A Mentoring Strategy for Preservice Teachers
Teacher candidates at the University of Wyoming Lab School co-teach with veterans to learn about planning, instruction, and assessment.
15 Characteristics of a 21st-Century Teacher
A teacher reflects on our changing society and how change informs what teaching is like today.
Tsisana Palmer
Travel Grants and Fellowships for Educators
Money is available to help fund teachers’ professional trips. Here are some resources to help you find and apply for grants and fellowships.
Matt Davis
Why Don’t We Differentiate Professional Development?
PD could be more effective if we differentiated it by gauging teachers' readiness, utilizing their interests, involving them in the process, and providing continual assessment opportunities.
Pauline Zdonek
Student-Centered Learning: It Starts With the Teacher
Teachers encourage student-centered learning by allowing students to share in decisions, believing in their capacity to lead, and remembering how it feels to learn.
John McCarthy
Creating a Teacher-Driven Professional Development Program
Teacher buy-in for a professional development program increases engagement and targets growth to their needs.
Laura McCullough
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Supporting Teachers to Workshop Project Ideas
A strong project-based learning culture is built by giving opportunities for teachers to get feedback and support on their project ideas.

Professional Development

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6 Things to Consider When Planning Professional Development

Helping Teachers Grow Through Instructional Coaching