Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers
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A01=Center for Education
A01=Committee on Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers
A01=Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
A01=National Research Council
A01=Teacher Advisory Council
Author_Center for Education
Author_Committee on Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers
Author_Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Author_National Research Council
Author_Teacher Advisory Council
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- ISBN 9780309111119
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 04 Sep 2007
- Publisher: National Academies Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Teachers, like other professionals, need to stay informed about new knowledge and technologies. Yet many express dissatisfaction with the professional development opportunities made available to them in schools and insist that the most effective development programs they have experienced have been self-initiated. Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers explores how the provision of professional development through online media has had a significant influence on the professional lives of an increasing number of teachers. Growing numbers of educators contend that online teacher professional development (OTPD) has the potential to enhance and even transform teachers' effectiveness in their classrooms and over the course of their careers. They also acknowledge that it raises many challenging questions regarding costs, equity, access to technology, quality of materials, and other issues. Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers suggests that teachers be active participants in planning and implementation of any new technologies that enhance professional development.
The book recommends that federal and state policy makers take on the responsibility of promoting equal access to technology while the federal government and foundations play an important role by supporting the development, evaluation, and revision of OTPD.
Committee on Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers, National Academies Teacher Advisory Council, National Research Council
