Professional Development

Well-planned, ongoing professional development involves teachers in their own learning and ultimately leads to improved student achievement. It is practical, job-embedded and results-oriented. Professional learning communities support effective staff development and allow for coaching, mentoring, collaboration, and collective responsibility for student learning.

Alaska’s Instructional Audit identifies these key elements of focus within the domain of professional development:
• General professional development information
• Standards for instructional staff
• Data-driven professional development
• Ongoing professional development
• Mentoring

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