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Professional Development
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This topic includes designs and strategies, new teachers, professional learning communities, and evaluating professional development. To find an article, use the pull-down filter below to search by subtopic, or use the column headings to sort by title, author, publisher or year. You can also search the Reading Room using the link on the bottom left.

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Designs & Strategies

Bridging the Gap Between Standards and Achievement: The Imperative for Professional Development in Education
Author: Elmore, R.
Publication Date: 2002

Closing the Skill Gap
Author: Christine Campbell, Brock J. Grubb
Publication Date: June 2008

Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM): A Model for Change in Individuals
Author: Loucks-Horsley, S.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences

Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics, 2nd edition WestEd sponsored
Author: Loucks-Horsley, S., Love, N., Stiles, K.E., Mundry, S., Hewson, P.W.
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Corwin Press

Finding Time for Collaboration
Author: Raywid, M.A.
Publication Date: 1993, September

First Ring Leadership Academy: A Multidistrict Model for Developing, Sharing and Supporting Leadership Talent
Author: Anthes, K., Long, A.
Publication Date: 2005, October
Publisher: Education Commission of the States

Focused Improvement
Author: Kelehear, Z.
Publication Date: 2004, March
Publisher: National School Boards Association

Improving Districts: Systems That Support Learning WestEd sponsored
Author: WestEd, with McREL and NCREL
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: WestEd

Islands of Hope in a Sea of Dreams: A Research Report ... WestEd sponsored
Author: Killion, J.
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: WestEd

Isolation is the Enemy of Improvement: Instructional Leadership to Support Standards-Based Practice WestEd sponsored
Author: Jamentz, K.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: WestEd

Keeping New Teachers in Mind
Author: Johnson, S.M., Kardos, S.M.
Publication Date: 2002, March
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Leading Schools: Distinguishing the Essential from the Important
Author: Waters, T., Grubb S.
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

Lessons and Recommendations from the Alabama Reading Initiative: Sustaining Focus on Secondary Reading
Author: Bacevich, A., Salinger, T.
Publication Date: 2006, June
Publisher: American Institutes for Research

Lifelines to the Classroom: Designing Support for Beginning Teachers WestEd sponsored
Author: Zimmerman, J., Stansbury, K.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: WestEd

Linking Technology, Learning, and School Change
Author: Feldman, A., Coulter, B., Konold, C.
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education

Policies that Support Professional Development in an Era of Reform
Author: Darling-Hammond, L., McLaughlin, M.W.
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa

Professional Development for Literacy: Building a Community of Readers
Author: Braunger, J.
Publication Date: 2003, June
Publisher: National Middle School Association

School Leadership Study: Developing Successful Principals
Author: Davis, S., Darling-Hammond, L., LaPointe, M., Meyerson, D.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Stanford University, Stanford Educational Leadership Institute

Schools That Work: Where All Children Read and Write, 2nd edition
Author: Allington, R.L., Cunningham, P.M.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Standards for Middle and High School Literacy Coaches
Author: International Reading Association
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: International Reading Association

Target Time Toward Teachers
Author: Darling-Hammond, L.
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

The Backward Approach
Author: Guskey, T.
Publication Date: 2001, Summer
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

The Challenge of Teacher Quality
Author: Hurwitz, N., Hurwitz, S.
Publication Date: 2005, April
Publisher: National School Boards Association

The Literacy Coach: A Key to Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools
Author: Sturtevant, E.G.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education

The Role of Districts in Fostering Instructional Improvement: Lessons from Three Urban Districts Partnered with the Institute for Learning
Author: Marsh, J. A., Kerr, K. A., Ikemoto, G. S., Darilek, H., Suttorp, M., Zimmer, R. W., Barney, H.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: RAND Corporation

Traveling the road to differentiation in staff development
Author: Tomlinson, C.A.
Publication Date: 2005, Fall
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

What Do We Know? Seeking Effective Math and Science Instruction
Author: Urban Institute, The
Publication Date: 2005, February
Publisher: Urban Institute, The

What Makes Professional Development Effective? Results from a National Sample of Teachers
Author: Garet, M.S., Porter, A.C., Desimone, L., Birman, B., Kwang, S.Y.
Publication Date: 2001, Winter
Publisher: AERA

What New Teachers Need to Learn
Author: Feiman-Nemser, S.
Publication Date: 2003, May
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

What the World Can Teach Us About New Teacher Induction
Author: Wong, H.K., Britton, T., Ganser, T.
Publication Date: 2005, January
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa


Evaluating Professional Development.

8 Smooth Steps
Author: Killion, J.
Publication Date: 2003, Fall
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act; Volume II--Teacher Quality Under NCLB: Interim Report
Author: Birman, B.F., Le Floch, K.C., Klekotka, A., Ludwig, M., Taylor, J., Walters, K., Wayne, A., Yoon, K.
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education

Thinking About How to Evaluate Your Program? These Strategies Will Get You Started
Author: Gajda, R., Jewiss, J.
Publication Date: 2004

What Makes Professional Development Effective?
Author: Guskey, T.R.
Publication Date: 2003, June
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa


New Teachers

Keeping New Teachers in Mind
Author: Johnson, S.M., Kardos, S.M.
Publication Date: 2002, March
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Keeping Quality Teachers: The Art of Retaining General and Special Education Teachers WestEd sponsored
Author: Northeast Regional Resource Center, Learning Innovations at WestEd
Publication Date: 2004, November
Publisher: WestEd, OSEP, NCPSE, NASDSE, Syracuse University, & NY State Ed Dept

Lifelines to the Classroom: Designing Support for Beginning Teachers WestEd sponsored
Author: Zimmerman, J., Stansbury, K.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: WestEd

Qualities of Effective Teachers
Author: Stronge, J.H.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

School's Out
Author: Graziano, C.
Publication Date: 2005, February/March

State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act; Volume II--Teacher Quality Under NCLB: Interim Report
Author: Birman, B.F., Le Floch, K.C., Klekotka, A., Ludwig, M., Taylor, J., Walters, K., Wayne, A., Yoon, K.
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education

Tapping the Potential: Retaining and Developing High-Quality New Teachers
Author: Alliance for Excellent Education
Publication Date: 2004, June
Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education

Target Time Toward Teachers
Author: Darling-Hammond, L.
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

The Challenge of Teacher Quality
Author: Hurwitz, N., Hurwitz, S.
Publication Date: 2005, April
Publisher: National School Boards Association

The Quest for Quality: Recruiting and Retaining Teachers in Philadelphia
Author: Neild, R.C., Useem, E., Farley, E.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Research for Action

What New Teachers Need to Learn
Author: Feiman-Nemser, S.
Publication Date: 2003, May
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

What the World Can Teach Us About New Teacher Induction
Author: Wong, H.K., Britton, T., Ganser, T.
Publication Date: 2005, January
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa


Professional Learning Communities

A New Era of School Reform: Going Where the Research Takes Us
Author: Marzano, R.
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

Developing Communities of Instructional Practice: Lessons from Cincinnati and Philadelphia
Author: Supovitz, J.A., Christman, J.B.
Publication Date: 2003, November
Publisher: Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE)

Finding Time for Collaboration
Author: Raywid, M.A.
Publication Date: 1993, September

Group Wise: Create a culture of inquiry and develop productive groups
Author: Garmston, R. J.
Publication Date: 2005, Spring
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

How to Launch a Community
Author: DuFour, R.
Publication Date: 2001, Summer
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

Improving Faculty Conversations
Author: Kohm, B.
Publication Date: 2002, May
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Inside High School Reform: Making the Changes That Matter WestEd sponsored
Author: Horowitz, J., California Academic Partnership Program
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: WestEd

Keeping New Teachers in Mind
Author: Johnson, S.M., Kardos, S.M.
Publication Date: 2002, March
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Leadership Folio Series: Sustaining School Improvement
Author: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

Leading Edge: Culture Shift Doesn't Occur Overnight—or Without Conflict
Author: DuFour, R.
Publication Date: 2004, Fall
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

Leading for Learning: Reflective Tools for School and District Leaders
Author: Knapp, M.S., Copeland, M.A., Talbert, J.E.
Publication Date: 2003, February
Publisher: Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy

Lessons and Recommendations from the Alabama Reading Initiative: Sustaining Focus on Secondary Reading
Author: Bacevich, A., Salinger, T.
Publication Date: 2006, June
Publisher: American Institutes for Research

New York's District 2 Paved the Way
Author: Temkin, J.
Publication Date: 2003, September
Publisher: Community Renewal Society

Positive or Negative?
Author: Peterson, K.D.
Publication Date: 2002, Summer
Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

Professional Learning Communities: Professional Development Strategies That Improve Instruction
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Annenberg Institute for School Reform

School Renewal: An Inquiry, Not a Formula
Author: Joyce, B., Calhoun, E.
Publication Date: April 1995
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Technical Guide to School and District Factors Impacting Student Learning
Author: National Study of School Evaluation
Publication Date: 2005, November
Publisher: National Study of School Evaluation (NSSE)

The Literacy Coach: A Key to Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools
Author: Sturtevant, E.G.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education


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