Models of Professional Development: A Celebration of Educators - Softcover

“This book serves as a very useful resource to those who develop, organize, and research staff development for teachers. The authors understand that it is important to describe the models we use as well as to consider their application and improvement in the future. The authors’ call to engage in research about staff development is a very significant challenge to professionals in the field.” (Jim Jutras, Director of Education 2009-10-20)

“The flowing finesse of writing style, blended with historically relevant theories and contemporary examples of action research, makes this a soon-to-be classic text.” (Dixie Keyes, Director, Arkansas Delta Writing Project 2009-10-20)

Identifying the major contemporary models of staff development, this comprehensive resource shows educational leaders how models can be effectively designed and implemented to meet the multifaceted professional development needs of any school. Emphasizing the essential connection to student outcomes, the authors unpack and analyze types and variations of models and provide concrete guidelines for initiating, assessing, and improving a model's impact on learning.

Grounded in current research, the book provides an in-depth examination of:

- Models to support individuals

- Collaborative personal/professional direct service models, e.g., mentoring and coaching

- Collaborative and cooperative models

- Models designed to achieve curricular and instructional change.