Why Professional Development?

1.

To learn ways to give your students the best education. "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
-Elizabeth Cohen

2.

To meet requirements for PEPE—PDP.

3.

To engage in professional learning to strengthen your pedagogical knowledge while acquiring research-based strategies to impact instructional delivery.

4.

To keep current in your field of expertise while learning new and more effective strategies to yield success.

5.

To maintain accountability. 

6.

To provide opportunities for collegial interaction and sharing in a learning community setting through professional development.

7.

To participate in continuous learning to improve effectiveness to ensure that No Teacher is Left Behind.

8.

To acquire strategies to meet the needs of the 21st century learner.

9.

To engage in action research to refine classroom instructional practices

10.

To provide access to and opportunities for visiting model schools and programs throughout our
15-system region.