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Professional development should be based on analyses of the differences between (a) actual student performance and (b) goals and standards for student learning.
Professional development should involve teachers in the identification of what they need to learn and in the development of the learning experiences in which they will be involved.
Professional development should provide learning opportunities that relate to individual needs but are, for the most part, organized around collaborative problem solving.
Professional development should be primarily school-based and built into the day-to-day work of teaching.
Professional development should be continuous and on-going, involving follow-up and support for further learning, including support from sources external to the school that can provide necessary resources and new perspectives.
Professional development should incorporate evaluation of multiple sources of information on (a) outcomes for students and (b) the instruction and other processes that are involved in implementing the lessons learned.
Professional development should provide opportunities to gain an understanding of the theory underlying the knowledge and skills being learned.
Professional development should be connected to a comprehensive change process focused on improving student learning.
 

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Elementary

Accelerated Learning Laboratory (ALL School)
(Setting: Urban; Location: Worcester, MA)
Alton Elementary School
(Setting: Urban; Location: Memphis, TN)
Ganado Intermediate School
(Setting: Rural; Location: Navajo Nation, AZ)
H.D. Hilley Elementary School
(Setting: Rural; Location: El Paso, TX)
Mexico Academy and Central School District
(Setting: Rural; Location: Mexico, NY)
Montview Elementary School
(Setting: Suburban; Location: Aurora, CO)
Samuel Mason Elementary School
(Setting: Urban; Location: Roxbury, MA)
Samuel Mason Elementary School
(Setting: Urban; Location: Roxbury, MA)
Shallowford Falls Elementary School
(Setting: Suburban; Location: Marietta, GA)
Wherry Elementary School
(Setting: Urban; Location: Albuquerque, NM)
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
(Setting: Rural; Location: Manhattan, KS)
 

High

International High School
(Setting: Urban; Location: Long Island City, NY)
Sprayberry High School
(Setting: Suburban; Location: Marietta, GA)
Spring Woods High School
(Setting: Urban; Location: Houston, TX)
 

K-12

Carroll Independent School District
(Setting: Suburban; Location: Southlake, TX)
Edmonds School District
(Setting: Suburban; Location: Lynnwood, WA)
Geneva City School District
(Setting: Rural; Location: Geneva, NY)
Keene School Administrative Unit (S.A.U.) #29
(Setting: Suburban; Location: Keene, NH)
Lawrence Public School District
(Setting: Urban; Location: Lawrence, KS)
Lewisville Independent School District
(Setting: Suburban; Location: Lewisville, TX)
Louisiana's America2000 Technology Innovation Program
(Setting: Rural; Location: Macon Ridge, LA)
Norman Public Schools
(Setting: Suburban; Location: Norman, OK)
Olathe School District
(Setting: Suburban; Location: Olathe, KS)
P.S. 721R Hungerford School
(Setting: Suburban; Location: Staten Island, NY)
RI Statewide Professional Development I-Plans
(Setting: ; Location: Providence, RI)
San Francisco Unified School District
(Setting: Urban; Location: San Francisco, CA)
Wilton School District
(Setting: Suburban; Location: Wilton, CT)
 

Middle

Jolane Roy's 7th grade class, An Wang School; and Deborah Romeo's 8th grade class, Edith N. Rogers School
(Setting: Urban; Location: Lowell, MA)

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