”It is no
failure to fall short of realizing all that we might dream. The failure is to fall short of dreaming all
that we might realize” (Dee Hock).
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(Sheckley and Keeton, 2001)
Professional Development Guidelines
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
To insure consistent and ongoing professional development through Article 31, schools are encouraged to design programs that:
Ř Deepen teachers’ content knowledge and pedagogical skills
Ř Include opportunities for practice, research, and reflection
Ř Are embedded in educators’ work
Ř Are sustained over time
Ř Are founded on a sense of collegiality and collaboration among teachers and between teachers and principals in solving important problems related to teaching and learning.
(Sparks, Designing Powerful
Professional Development for Teachers and Principals, 2002).