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Varela, Alejandra M. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
Teachers often complain about the professional development opportunities. And it is not uncommon for absenteeism to increase among teachers and staff during in-service days. The biggest problem that professional development has encountered is that it is usually developed as an isolated requirement, with no real connection to daily teaching and…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Educational Opportunities, Active Learning, Novices
Steele, Gloria; Eib, B. J. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2004
South Dakota's Spearfish School District used a comprehensive approach to its educators' professional development to integrate technology into instructional practices. In 1998, the Spearfish School District's budget for professional development more than doubled for each of the next five years, funds coming from the South Dakota Learning…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Inservice Teacher Education