By: Wesley Fryer
While I have no doubt systemic changes are needed, I share your pessimism that those can or will happen soon. Empowering educators to become more self-directed in their learning, advocating for...
View ArticleBy: David Warlick
Wake County Schools (Raleigh) established a regular professional development time by conducting an early release every Wednesday (or every other Wednesday) — which is laughably insufficient in my...
View ArticleBy: Brian Crosby
Being a classroom teacher and also someone that delivers some professional development classes and presentations, I see teachers that are starving for this. I’m also in a state that is about 50th in...
View ArticleBy: Tony Baldasaro
The recent economic downturn is not doing anything to help with “the PD problem”. Districts have been forces to cut programming and PD dollars from their budgets. This is also a time when hiring...
View ArticleBy: Gary Stager
Teachers should not consider themselves professionals if they themselves do not oversee credentialing, determine who gets to be a teacher, professional conduct standards and most importantly in this...
View ArticleBy: Dawn Sulpizio
You mentioned the use of technology. There are many tricks and tips out there to help teachers save time and energy with lesson plans. There are many technical applications, WebQuests and other time...
View ArticleBy: Carl Anderson
Why does PD have to be something we do that is set apart from our normal daily routine? Having worked as a technology integration specialist for the past three years and having been involved in a...
View ArticleBy: Denise Herrenbruck
Carl, These are great practical tips for coping with two major technology use barriers: teacher time and comfort level. They also reflect the pedagogy we want to use with our students: meeting them...
View ArticleBy: Denise Herrenbruck
Will and David, I read Chapter 7 Darling-Hammond’s book last week and was also struck by those numbers. Average hours taught per year by teachers in US are: 1,080. Compare that with averages of 660...
View ArticleBy: Our PD Problem « Ryan Flood’s Weblog
[...] PD Problem Posted on March 16, 2010 by ryanflood On Will Richardson’s Weblogg-ed yesterday, he discussed Linda Darling-Hammond’s new book The Flat World and Education. Will [...]
View ArticleBy: Kent Chesnut
Will, another great conversation. I wonder how other professionals deal with Professional Development?? * As an engineer, very little of my day is scheduled as face to face with the “customer” or the...
View ArticleBy: Excuse me, may I come in?
[...] my Netvibes page and noticed Will Richardson’s post of March 14 on Weblogg-Ed titled, “The PD Problem” and the last sentence of the post immediately started to bubble and gurgle in the pot of [...]
View ArticleBy: Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach
I think it is a hard sell to say teaching as it is currently structured is a profession– it is at best a semi-profession for the very reasons you cite.
View ArticleBy: 2¢ Worth » The Teaching Profession
[...] an ongoing conversation at Will Richardson’s Weblogg-ed blog, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach commented on March [...]
View ArticleBy: Ernie
Time alone won’t solve this problem. It will take self-directed individuals bringing this conversation to the schoolhouse. In my role as a school librarian I have been engaged in long-term reflective...
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