Track 25: Professional Development |
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The impact of effective professional development on student achievement
is becoming clearer but communicating the return on dollars spent on
professional development to our publics can be difficult. In this
session you will receive what a quality professional development program
includes, and learn what processes to create and questions to ask to
insure that what teachers learn about professional development is being implemented in classrooms. This session will help you consider how to
make the case to staff, parents, and the community about the critical
investment in training to improve instruction. Learn how to begin doing
a cost benefit analysis of your district's professional development
program, assess the impact, develop a continuous learning professional
development calendar, and justify to your public the return on your investment of time and money. You will also have the pportunity to
assess your professional development program in light of the research on
effective professional development. |