Jul 22, 2016 | Leadership
The Delicate Dance of Professional Developmentby Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PDProfessional Development. We need it. You need it. Our students need us all to do it but how? And when? And about what?But just mention those two words, Professional...
Jul 15, 2016 | Leadership, PBL
The Enduring Residue Of Project Based Learning PD by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought Professional Development TeachThought readers have probably figured out that I’m a big fan of Project-Based Learning. I think it’s a potential game-changer for the...
Jul 15, 2016 | Leadership, PBL
The PBL Mindset for Leadershipby Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PDIn a recent blog post (How the Culture of Achievement is Hurting Our Schools) I noted the dangers of chasing achievement and scores in lieu of creating a culture focused on teaching and...
Jul 15, 2016 | Leadership
How To Avoid Pointless Professional Development by Drew Perkins, Director TeachThought Professional Development We’ve all been there. Professional Development that felt pointless and left us wondering why we were there. It might have been because the person(s)...
Jul 11, 2016 | Leadership
7 Characteristics of Great Professional Developmentby Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD*this blog was originally published at TeachThought.comAs the end of the school year starts to draw to a close, administrators start pulling together their PD plans in...
Jul 11, 2016 | Leadership
20 Questions That Schools Should Be Asking About Professional Developmentby Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PDPlanning for Professional Development can be a tricky proposition.As an “administrator” you’re responsible for being an instructional...
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