The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has strong foundational tenets that emphasize providing a free and appropriate education for students with disabilities (SWDs). Among these ...

For "community of practice" expert Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, the first steps toward improving teachers’ professional development are bringing them together and keeping them interested. Digital learning ...

Teaching Channel, a non-profit teacher development site that hosts instructional videos for teachers, has launched Teaching Channel Teams, a collaborative professional development platform for schools ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. In a state where 2 in 5 public school students speak languages other than English at home, teachers need more collaborative and hands-on ...

Like it or loathe it, professional development is part of most every teacher’s job. State laws might mandate training to prepare for new curricula. Districts often require attendance at “in-service” ...

SPRINGDALE -- Students will get out of school 80 minutes early on Wednesdays starting in August as part of a plan to give teachers more time for collaborative professional development and improve ...

Marieke Van Puymbroeck and Jenny Presgraves offer advice for building participation in a professional development program for graduate students and postdocs. As administrators charged with overseeing ...

The College of Science K-12 Outreach programs provide science and mathematics professional development programs for K-12 teachers, establish long-term partnerships with school districts, and engage ...

FORT HOOD, Texas -- In the words of Vince Lombardi, the legendary Green Bay Packers coach, "Leaders are made. They are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must ...

I’m a passionate advocate of being proactive when it comes to career development. Rather than just an annual activity or something that happens only during a formal workplace appraisal cycle, thinking ...