Why is the Concept of Continuous Professional Development So Essential?
One of the problems noted by the Commission is the generally held belief that the “only valid use of teachers time is ‘in front of the class,’ the assumption that reading, planning, collaboration with other teachers, and professional development are somehow a waste of time” (NECTL, 1994, p. 17). This belief ignores the fact that building good teaching practices, like building anything of great worth, requires a substantial investment of time. The list of things teachers need to know and be able to do in order to be effective in teaching today’s student is longer and more complex than at any time in our nation’s history. For example, we are asking them to restructure the entire teaching and learning process to insure that all students learn to high levels. We are asking them to acquire much more in-depth understanding of subject matter and pedagogy. We are asking them to teach students with characteristics and needs that they may have not encountered before–students they may not know h
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