ERIC Number: ED641612
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Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 19
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The Importance of PD and Growth Opportunities for Teachers. Education Week. Spotlight
Editorial Projects in Education
Continuous professional development (PD) fuels teacher growth, fostering engaging classrooms and brighter futures for students. This Spotlight will help readers investigate the ins and outs of effective PD; uncover the types of PD that teachers want; learn how PD can help teachers better support English learners; evaluate the debate around hybrid PD; explore the value of learning networks; and more. Articles in this Spotlight include: (1) Teacher Professional Development, Explained (Sarah Schwartz); (2) Professional Development That Matters: What Teachers Say They Want (Elizabeth Heubeck); (3) What Works--and What Doesn't--in Teacher PD (Madeline Will); (4) Professional Development Tips for Supporting English Learners (Ileana Najarro); (5) Hybrid PD May Be the Best of Both Worlds, School Leaders Say (Olina Banerji); (6) Educators Want to Connect with Colleagues. Learning Networks Offer That Opportunity (Peter DeWitt); and (7) What Do Educators Want from Professional Development? (Larry Ferlazzo). [This Spotlight was sponsored by FlexPoint Education Cloud.]
Descriptors: Teachers, Faculty Development, Individual Development, Teacher Improvement, Opportunities, Teacher Attitudes, English Language Learners, Instructional Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Inservice Teacher Education
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