Synthesizing the best current knowledge on teacher professional development (PD), this handbook describes effective, innovative practices that are being used in schools today. Leading authorities present PD approaches that are instructive, reflective, active, collaborative, and substantive. The book explores the relationship of PD to adult learning theory, school leadership, district and state policy, the growth of professional learning communities, and the Common Core State Standards. Practical issues in implementing PD are addressed, as are strategies for measuring and sustaining successful...

In Wyatt's first adventure, you'll discover what a policeman, the president, the pet patrol police chief, the principal, a playground filled with Wyatt, his sister Whitnee and his preschool friends and teacher (Mrs. Flagg), and all the students, staff, and parents of Fallwater Elementary School have in common with a big pink pig