• Setting expectations

• Introducing content and activating background knowledge\

• Exploring content and integrating learning

• Providing follow-up with feedback and coaching in the workplace.

Training Best Practice

• Is grounded in research-based content and practices that support professional and student learning.

• Is designed to match the developmental and learning needs of participants.

• Is spaced one or more weeks apart so that teachers have opportunities for classroom practice and coaching.

• Evolves into a collegial learning environment where participants learn from each other.

Underlying Assumptions of Professional Development

• Continuous learning and reflection lead to improved professional practice and/or increased student learning.

• Teachers, working together in collaboration can develop strategies for addressing many of the persistent problems of education.

• Learning must be linked to district, school, and professional growth goals.

• Effective professional development generates results that are talked about and shared with students and colleagues.

• Professional development provides opportunities for participants to construct their own meaning from their learning experiences.