Professional Development : What Works

This comprehensive and authoritative book serves as the road map to your school’s professional development journey. Full of helpful case studies, useful resources, and templates, this book guides you in creating an effective, job-embedded professional development program that moves ideas to action.

This comprehensive and authoritative book serves as the road map to your school’s professional development journey. Written for principals, professional development directors, other district leaders, and teacher leaders, Professional Development: What Works, 4th Edition shows you how to plan and implement programs that support teachers and leaders within an ever-evolving and complex educational context, leverage talent and resources to meet professional learning needs, and measure and assess professional learning needs. Full of helpful case studies, useful resources, and templates, this book guides you in creating an effective, job-embedded professional development program that moves ideas to action. Special Features in this 4th Edition:Two brand new chapters on professional learning in virtual spaces and asset-based professional learningExpanded coverage of online platforms and technological applicationsUpdated "Notes from the Field,” “Cases from the Field,” and “Suggested Readings” that amplify best practices and help readers apply chapter content to their own contexts