Welcome to the Education Reform's Professional Development Network
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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:
- Learning Communities
Organizes adults into learning communities whose goals are aligned with those of the school and district.
- Leadership
Requires skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement.
- Resources
Requires resources to support adult learning and collaboration.
- Process Standards
Staff development that improves the learning of all students:
- Data-Driven
Uses disaggregated student data to determine adult learning priorities, monitor progress, and help sustain continuous improvement.
- Evaluation
Uses multiple sources of information to guide improvement and demonstrate its impact.
- Research-Based
Prepares educators to apply research to decision making.
- Design
Uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal.
- Learning
pplies knowledge about human learning and change.
- Collaboration
Provides educators with the knowledge and skills to collaborate.
- Content Standards
Staff development that improves the learning of all students:
- Equity
Prepares educators to understand and appreciate all students, create safe, orderly and supportive learning environments, and hold high expectations for their academic achievement.
- 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.
- Family Involvement
Provides educators with knowledge and skills to involve families and other stakeholders appropriately.
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