Teacher-Centered Professional Development by Gabriel Diaz-Maggioli
English | 15 July 2004 | ISBN: 0871208598 | 190 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
“Let’s face it: Professional development, as we have known it for years now, has yielded little or no positive effects on student learning.” Thus complain the many weary professionals who flinch at the mere mention of the word “workshop.” In the collective imagination, the term “professional development day” conjures only images of coffee breaks, consultants in elegant outfits, and schools barren of kids.