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Killion, Joellen – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
The major challenge with time is finding it. Current school-day schedules and school-year calendars are leaner than ever because of budget reductions. States and districts have implemented furlough days to balance lean-and-mean budgets that show no sign of improving. Few are willing to take the leap toward reducing instructional time to improve…
Descriptors: Time Factors (Learning), Time Management, Time on Task, Cooperative Learning
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Spiro, Jody – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
Change is a highly personal experience. Everyone participating in the effort has different reactions to change, different concerns, and different motivations for being involved. The smart change leader sets benchmarks along the way so there are guideposts and pause points instead of an endless change process. "Early wins"--a term used to describe…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Instructional Leadership, Change Strategies, Strategic Planning
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von Frank, Valerie – Journal of Staff Development, 2009
This article describes how a long-term commitment to job-embedded professional development creates a culture of continuous learning in one Michigan district. In Holt Public Schools, every Wednesday is time for teachers' professional development, and that means the students' day is shorter by two hours to allow it. Through two decades and three…
Descriptors: Professional Development, School Districts, Program Descriptions, Teacher Attitudes
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Hirsh, Stephanie – Journal of Staff Development, 2009
This article discusses the challenge of finding time for learning teams to meet. The author firmly believes that teachers have the capacity to develop solutions that best meet their needs and the needs of their students. She believes that if the teachers know that their learning and teamwork is in the best interests of their students, they will be…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Elementary School Teachers, Time Factors (Learning), Teamwork