When Will Administration Wake Up?

Often as classroom educators we are required to attend professional development days, or lectures that are not relevant to what we teach and in many of our opinions worthless to attend becau... See More

Often as classroom educators we are required to attend professional development days, or lectures that are not relevant to what we teach and in many of our opinions worthless to attend because we get nothing out of them and are in general in our minds a waste of time. As stated in the NSTA mission statement professional development should be based on the needs of both our students and of science educators. The mission statement points out that PD should provide for in-depth exploration of content and engagement of educators in modeling the instructional process to be worthwhile. While everyone agrees there never seems to be a change in the pattern from this writer’s perspective over thirty years of experience. When will administrators wake up to the truth?

What Makes Effective PD

This article provides a nice, brief summary of the key indicators of quality professional development. This could be used as a quick reference by those who plan or design professional devel... See More

This article provides a nice, brief summary of the key indicators of quality professional development. This could be used as a quick reference by those who plan or design professional development as well as a tool for teachers to know what to look for in quality professional development.