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Professional Development

Here’s Why the 80/20 Rule Matters for Educators

November 15, 2014 By Dave Stuart Jr. 10 Comments

Teaching is this hugely complex, challenging calling, and that’s why I’m glad it’s mine — I don’t foresee getting to a place where I’m like, “You know what? I’ve got this all figured out. Done. Turn on the cruise control.” To be honest, I think few of us will get there, and if we do, […]

How to Read Professional Development Books: 7 Tactics You Might Not Be Using

November 8, 2014 By Dave Stuart Jr. 16 Comments

Whether you’re a teacher, administrator, instructional coach, central office person, or someone else, I’m guessing you’re familiar with the fact that there are a lot more edu-books out there than any of us have time to read. And their unmanageable quantity is not the only tricky thing about professional development books; they also vary in their utility. Some are immediately useful, […]

Do Common Core Professional Development Like This

August 16, 2014 By Dave Stuart Jr. 6 Comments

I’m finishing up a professional development trip to California, and during these final days of the trip, a troubling (yet unsurprising) article has come to my attention: The article goes on to show that 47% of surveyed teachers would describe the Common Core professional development they’ve received as less than high quality. And all I can do […]

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