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Statewide Professional Development Models
Resources below are the result of a search of policy and practices in state educational agencies and a review of documents produced by organizations and agencies that review and conduct research on professional development models that states have implemented. This search strategy was chosen in response to the request for examples of what other states have done. Documents and references were selected to represent different models and frameworks found across a variety states.
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Evaluation of Educator Professional Development Programs Implemented at the Regional and Local Levels: Final Report Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (2006). Austin, TX: SEDL. In May 2006, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) contracted with the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) and its subcontractors Applied Research Solutions (ARS) and Academic Information Management (AIM) to evaluate educator professional development (PD) programs implemented at the local and regional levels in Texas. The evaluation was designed to accomplish two primary tasks: 1) to review the implementation of educator PD programs in reading, math, and science at the regional and local level; and 2) to report on the characteristics and best practices of these programs. (abstract from report summary) |
| Florida School Leaders-Statewide Professional Development |
| Indiana Accountability System for Academic Progress-Office of Professional Development |
| Indiana Department of Education's Office of Professional Development |
| Iowa Professional Development Model |
| Kentucky Department of Education's Resources for Professional Development Coordinators |
| Kentucky Question and Answer Handbook for Professional Development |
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Learning into a Statewide System of Support: New York State's Regional Network Strategy for School Improvement Lane, B., Seager, A., & Frankel, S. (2005). Providence, RI: The Education Alliance at Brown University. This report is based on a three-year study of the design of New York's Regional Network Strategy and its subsequent implementation activities, including the development of statewide professional development for members of the network involved in the state's strategy. The report was produced for the New York State Education Department. (abstract from Brown University) |
| Massachusetts Department of Education Professional Development |
| Vermont Department of Education Professional Development |
