Ongoing Professional Development
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Sparks, D. (1998). Making assessment part of teacher learning. Journal of Staff Development, 19(4), 33-35.
Dennis Sparks interviews Bruce Joyce regarding his advocacy for staff development that improves student learning. Joyce discusses the importance of continuous adult learning, studying implementation, assessment as part of instruction, formative evaluation, and some barriers to implementation.
Read at http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/joyce194.cfm
Professional Development Activities
Follow these links to read a short article on each professional development strategy, how to use the structure in your school, and where to find additional resources on the strategy.
• Study groups
• Action research
• Peer coaching and review
• Reflection
• Collaborative planning