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Professional Development
Professional Development Standards
The National Staff Development Council's Standards for Staff Development
The National Staff Development Council is widely recognized as the leading national association of staff development professionals in the United States. The association's revised Standards for Staff Development reflect what NSDC and the broader staff development community have learned about professional learning since the creation of the original standards in 1995. The standards are guided by three questions: What are all students expected to know and be able to do? What must teachers know and do in order to ensure student success? Where must staff development focus to meet both goals?
The NSDC standards provide direction for designing professional development experiences that ensure that participants acquire the knowledge and skills they need to maximize student learning. Staff development must be results-driven, standards-based, and job-embedded. The 12 revised standards (reduced from NSDC's original 27 standards) are divided into three categories: Context, Process, and Content.
Download a copy of the Standards for Staff Development from the NSDC website.
NSDC Standards for Professional Development
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