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KnowledgeBases > The School Improvement KnowledgeBase > Element 4 > Activity 2 > Task 6: Allocate Resources for Professional Learning

Guideline:

The improvement plan should identify how resources will be allocated for delivering professional learning to the school's principal, teachers, and other instructional staff members. The professional learning activities should address the academic achievement problems that caused the school to be identified for improvement, be delivered in a way that optimizes opportunities for participation, incorporate teacher mentoring activities or programs, and specify how the allocated funds are to be used to remove the school from school improvement status. This is an area where the school's technical assistance provider is expected to be of assistance in identifying and implementing proven professional learning methods.

Checklists Staff Development Survey _EXTERNAL_LINK

Developed by ASCD, this link is to a web-based tool for districts and schools to use when identifying professional learning needs. Upon submitting the survey, results are tabulated, and a list of recommendations based on the results is provided.

Guidelines Best Practices for Professional Development of Teachers of Immigrant Students in Secondary Schools

This Council for Chief State School Officers document summarizes the findings from its compendium of best practices for immigrant students in secondary schools. This section relates to professional development practices for teachers of secondary English language learner students.

Practical Tips Breakfast Club _EXTERNAL_LINK

Chronicled by the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, the Breakfast Club concept developed at the Adams School in Chicago illustrates one approach to making time for professional development.

Practical Tips Create Time for Professional Development _EXTERNAL_LINK
This resource from the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory's Pathways to School Improvement lists nine strategies for creating time for professional development.
Practical Tips Finding Time for Staff Training and Collaboration

This document identifies a variety of ideas districts and schools have used to find time for professional learning and collaboration.

Practical Tips Superintendent Provides Structure and Time for Staff Development

A district superintendent describes his philosophy of staff development and how he helped to implement it in a large suburban Chicago high school.

References ASCD _EXTERNAL_LINK

As noted at its website, ASCD "is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner."

References National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality _EXTERNAL_LINK

As noted at its website, "the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (TQ Center) is the premier national resource to which the regional comprehensive centers, states, and other education stakeholders turn for strengthening the quality of teaching."

References National Staff Development Council _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link is to the National Staff Development Council's website. As noted at its website, "the National Staff Development Council (NSDC) is the largest non-profit professional association committed to ensuring success for all students through staff development and school improvement."

References Providing Professional Development _EXTERNAL_LINK

Developed by the five comprehensive technical assistance content centers, the Handbook on Effective Implementation of School Improvement Grants aims to bolster the effective implementation of the intervention models and strategies outlined in the 2009 School Improvement Grant program. This section addresses professional development.

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