Professional+Development


 * Professional Development **
 * Successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards that increases levels of student learning requires //professional development// that **is a “comprehensive, sustained, and intensive approach to improving teachers’ and principals’ effectiveness” in improving student learning (National Staff Development Council, 2010).


 * Desired Outcomes: **

//Develop a systemic approach that sustains and supports communities of practice, including professional learning communities. // //Create a clearinghouse of research-based best practices. // //Build the capacity of multiple stakeholders to support the continued development of the knowledge and skills needed by educators to teach the standards. // //Advocates the need for adequate resources to support implementation of the standards. //

(from Innovation Configuration Map created by Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West Comprehensive Centers)

Professional Devleopment Map created by the Midwest Common Core Consortium:
 * Resources: **

The College Board. (2010). //Pre-AP: Preparing every student for college// [Website]. New York: Author. Retrieved April 30, 2010, from http://professionals.collegeboard.com/k-12/prepare/pre-ap

Newmann, F. M., Secada, W. G., & Wehlage, G. G. (1995//). A guide to authentic instruction and assessment: Vision, standards and scoring.// Madison, WI: Wisconsin Center for Education Research. Newmann, F. M., King, B. M., & Carmichael, D. L. (2009). //Teaching for authentic intellectual work//. Tasora Books, MN.

Mitchell, R. (n.d.). //Standards in practice: Standards and looking at student work//. Bloomington, IN: National School Reform Faculty. Retrieved April 30, 2010, from http://www.nsrfharmony.org/protocol/doc/standards_lasw.pdf Croft, A., Coggshall, J., Dolan, M., & Powers, E. (with Killion, J.). (2010). //Job-embedded professional development: What it is, who is responsible, and how to get it done well.// Washington, DC: National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality. Retrieved April 30, 2010, from [] Hord, Shirley M., Stephanie Hirsh, and Patricia Roy. //Moving NSDC's Staff Development Standards into Practice Innovation Configurations.// Oxford, OH: National Staff Development Council, 2005.   Professional Development [|2118T & 2218T (Guskey)[1.pdf]]