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• Association for Training and Development
  Professional organization for trainers in the private sector. Most resources require membership, but there are online articles.
• By Your Own Design
  Collaboration between ENC and NSDC to develop tools for staff developers.
• Critical Issue: Realizing New Learning for All Students Through Professional Development
  Overview of designing professional development for teachers to teach all students. Provides links to model program and other resource.
• Design Your Professional Development Program: Where to Start
  Planning guide for staff developers. Provides a survey to assess professional development.
• Designing Effective Professional DevelopmentA Conceptual Framework
  Conceptual framework for professional development in science and mathematics.
• EdLinks: Teacher Training & PD
  Selected collection of education-related web sites. Briefly describe each site to help find the information needed.
• Funding issues
  Provides articles with discussion/reflection tools. Good for use with study groups.
• Grants and Related Resources
  Provides links for resource information related to funding.
• Helping Teachers Through High-Quality Professional Development
  Archived articles, project, and other resources that address teacher development.
• Islands of Hope in a Sea of DreamsA Research Report on the Eight Schools That Received the National Award for Model Professional Development
  Report (October 1999) describing the eight schools receiving the National Award for Model Professional Development.
• Notes and Reflections
  Online newsletter published three times per year by NCREL for professional developers. The newsletter is free and subscribers are notified by e-mail that an issue is online.
• Open Space Technology
  Describes the process to facilitate open space technology.
• Principles for Professional Development
  American Federation of Teachers report (1999) that describes guiding principles for professional development.
• Professional Development in Education and the Private Sector: Following the Leaders
  NCREL report (November 2000) by Sabrina W. M.
• Professional Development: Staff Learning for Student Results
  Links to resources in NCREL to help staff developer plan.
• Professional Development: ENC
  Comprehensive website for professional development leaders. Links to:By Your Own DesignThis project from ENC and NSDC is designed to help you create and implement an individual professional learning plan.Federal ResourcesPrograms, materials, and web sites offered by federal agencies and organizations.
• Professional Development: NSBA
  Toolkit developed by the National School Boards Association. Topics include: Models for Professional Development, Planning Professional Development, Evaluating the Professional Development Plan, Professional Development Issues, Professional Development Research and Resources.
• Professional Development:Learning From the Best
  A Toolkit for Schools and Districts Based on the National Awards Program for Model Professional DevelopmentBy Emily Hassel .
• Quick Training Tips
  Designed for trainers in all fields, this Australian website offers hints on training.
• Solutions
  Designed for the private and nonprofit sector, this site provides strategies, newsletters and other information for training.
• The Change Process
  Provides articles with discussion/reflection tools. Focuses on the change process.
• Using The Knowledge Loom: Ideas and Tools forCollaborative Professional DevelopmentA Guidebook for Professional Development Facilitators and Participants
  Guidebook helps staff developer work through the steps for collaborative professional development. Downloadable in PDF format.