Professional Development part of the Education Reform Network

Welcome to the Education Reform's Professional Development Network

Provided by The National Staff Development Council

NSDC Standards for Staff Development

About Quality Staff Development

• Context Standards
  Staff development that improves the learning of all students:
  
  
  1. Learning Communities
     Organizes adults into learning communities whose goals are aligned with those of the school and district.
  2. Leadership
     Requires skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement.
  3. Resources
     Requires resources to support adult learning and collaboration.


• Process Standards
  Staff development that improves the learning of all students:
  
  
  1. Data-Driven
     Uses disaggregated student data to determine adult learning priorities, monitor progress, and help sustain continuous improvement.
  2. Evaluation
     Uses multiple sources of information to guide improvement and demonstrate its impact.
  3. Research-Based
     Prepares educators to apply research to decision making.
  4. Design
     Uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal.
  5. Learning
     pplies knowledge about human learning and change.
  6. Collaboration
     Provides educators with the knowledge and skills to collaborate.


• Content Standards
  Staff development that improves the learning of all students:
  
  
  1. Equity
     Prepares educators to understand and appreciate all students, create safe, orderly and supportive learning environments, and hold high expectations for their academic achievement.
  2. Quality Teaching
     Deepens educators' content knowledge, provides them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepares them to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately.
  3. Family Involvement
     Provides educators with knowledge and skills to involve families and other stakeholders appropriately.