Professional+Development+Resources

We considered the following questions when including a resource here:

1. Has this resource significantly **impacted the way I think** about professional development?

2. Is this resource **essential to helping others** **understand** key concepts, principles, or components of professional development?

3. Does this resource offer **practical help** to educators who are trying to initiate, implement, or sustain professional development efforts?

4. Does this resource provide something invaluable to professional educators? (In other words, would there be a **professional knowledge gap if it were missing** from this list?)


 * Facilitating Professional Development**

Garmston, Robert J., & Wellman, Bruce M. (1999). //The adaptive school: A sourcebook for developing collaborative groups.// Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon //Publishers//, Inc. ISBN 0-926842-91-9.

This book includes information, ideas, processes, and templates to support leaders in designing and facilitating effective meetings, developing collaborative groups, problem-solving, using conflict as a resource, and other aspects of professional development relevant to initiating, implementing, and sustaining change in schools. Image source: [|http://www.christopher-gordon.com/Images/GARMSTON_sm.jpg] (Contributed by user:chericem1)


 * Models of Effective Teaching**

[|Edutopia] - This [|magazine] (available online and in print) is produced by the George Lucas Educational Foundation addresses a host of educational issues, including [|Community Partnerships], [|Mentoring], [|Professional Development], [|Teacher Preparation].

WGBH Educational Foundation. (2003). Teaching foreign languages K-12: Video organizer. //Annenberg Media--Learner.org//. Retrieved November 2004, from http://www.learner.org/channel/libraries/tfl/video/video_organizer_01.html

This link will take you to a phenomenal library of outstanding, standards-based foreign language lessons in different languages (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, & Spanish), from various levels (elementary, middle school, and high school) and from a variety of different program models. The buttons on the left-hand side of the screen will allow you to view online video clips of lessons on a wide variety of topics for K-12 learners, will explain more about the lesson and the class, will allow you to download worksheets and other materials used in the lesson, and will take you to links containing relevant resources.These videos and materials are particularly helpful to professional developers who wish to show colleagues quality examples of standards-based lessons, models of teachers who rely exclusively on the target language for both instruction and classroom management, and strategies for supporting this kind of instruction. (Contributed by user:chericem1)


 * Quality Professional Development**

Diaz-Maggioli (2003). ERIC Digest. http://www.cal.org/resources/Digest/0303diaz.html This article clearly outlines elements of quality professional development. It delineates different strategies to address diverse teacher needs, skills, and knowledge.

[|Edutopia] - This [|magazine] (available online and in print) is produced by the George Lucas Educational Foundation addresses a host of educational issues, including [|Community Partnerships], [|Mentoring], [|Professional Development], [|Teacher Preparation]. (Contributed by user:chericem1)

Hirsh, Stephanie, "Creating a Seamless Connection." National Staff Development Council, November 1997. http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/results/11-97hirsh.cfm This article deals with the connection between staff development and resource development.

Little, Judith Warren. "Teacher's Professional Development in a Climate of Educational Reform." http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/SysReforms/little1.html This article focuses on professional develpment asd an agent of change.

Murphy, Mike. "Designing Staff Development with the System in Mind." September 2000 National Staff Development Council. http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/results/res9-00murp.cfm This article offers a simplified view of staff develpment from a teacher's point of view in order to help the administrator effectively implement staff development.

Peyton, Joy Kreeft. "Professional Development of Foreign Language Teachers." CAL Digest, December 1997. http://www.cal.org/resources/Digest/peyton02.html This article encourages the reconceptualization of teacher education as a lifelong process, details considerations for developing quality professional development for foreign language teachers, and outlines recommendations for teacher education programs.

Resnic, Lauren B. (ed.) "Teaching Teachers: Professional Development to Improve Student Achievement." Research points, summer 2005, p 1 - 5. This article summarizes steps policymakers should include when creating quality professional development opportunities.


 * Standards for Professional Development**

Maryland Teacher Professional Development Standards. http://www.mdk12.org/instruction/professional_development/teachers-standards.html

National Council of State Supervisors for Languages. NCSSFL Guidelines: Professional Development, 2006. [|http://ww.ncssfl.org/papers/index.php?profdev] This article goes through systematically, from beginning to end, setting up foreign language professional development for all stakeholders.

Standards for Required Professional Development of Teachers. http://www.state.nj.us/njded/profdev/standards.htm This is New Jersey's Department of Education's academic and professional standards.

Maine's Training and Development Quality Standards. http://www.state.me.us/education/achievingresults/intro.htm

Clark, Christopher M., & Clandinin, D. Jean. (2001) //Talking Shop:// //Authentic Conversation and Teacher Learning.// New York, NY: Teacher College Press. **ISBN:** Image from [|www.bn.com]
 * Understanding Teacher Talk**

This book explores the manner in which teachers express themselves, and in particular when in a group of other educators. I found this book extremely helpful in understanding the subtle messages in teacher narratives. Collaboration and reflection is vital to teaching, and the better we can communicate, the more we can accomplish. (Submitted by Brandee Mau). I hope it is okay to add to this list. It's a fast read and worth the time in my opinion.