Professional Development Resources
In an effort to provide up-to-date relevant resources regarding the professional development initiative, the Department of Education is furnishing New Jersey school districts and educators with an ongoing professional development resource list. The following stated references were most effective in establishing the professional development standards and regulations:
Birman, Beatrice F.,Laura Desimone, Andrew C.Porter, and Michael S.Garet. "Designing Professional Development That Works." Educational Leadership May 2000: 28-32.
Collins, David. Achieving Your Vision of Professional Development.
Tallahassee, FL: The Regional Educational Laboratory at SERVE, 1999.
Corcoran, Thomas. Transforming Professional Development for Teachers: A Guide for State Policymakers. Washington, DC: National Governors Association, 1995.
Corcoran, Thomas. "Helping Teachers Teach Well: Transforming Professional Development."
Consortium for Policy Research in Education Policy Brief 16 June 1995: 1-12.
Danielson, Charlotte. Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching.
Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1996.
Darling-Hammond, Linda, and Deborah Loewenberg Ball. Teaching for High Standards: What Policymakers Need to Know and Be Able to Do. New York: National Commission on Teaching and Americas Future and Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 1998.
Darling-Hammond, Linda and Milbrey W. McLaughlin. "Policies That Support Professional Development in an Era of Reform." Phi Delta Kappan April 1995: 597-604.
Darling-Hammond, Linda. Doing What Matters Most: Investing in Quality Teaching.
New York: National Commission on Teaching and Americas Future, 1997.
Darling-Hammond, Linda. "Teacher Learning that Supports Student Learning."
Educational Leadership February 1998: 6-11.
Fullan, Michael. Change Forces: Probing the Depths of Educational Reform.
London: Falmer Press, 1993.
Fullan, Michael. Change Forces: The Sequel. London: Falmer Press, 1999.
Fullan, Michael and Andy Hargreaves. Whats Worth Fighting For in Your School. New York: Teachers College, Columbia University, 1996.
Guskey, Thomas R. "Results-Oriented Professional Development: In Search of an Optimal Mix of Effective Practices." Journal of Staff Development Fall 1994: 42-50.
Guskey, Thomas R. "Research Needs to Link Professional Development and Student Learning."
Journal of Staff Development Spring 1997: 36-40.
Guskey, Thomas R. Evaluating Professional Development. California: Corwin Press, 2000.
Hassel, Emily. Professional Development: Learning from the Best. A Toolkit for Schools and Districts Based on the National Awards Program for Model Professional Development. Oak Brook, IL: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, 1999.
Joyce, Bruce, J. Wolf, and E. Calhoun. The Self-Renewing School. Alexandria, VA: Association for Curriculum and Development, 1993.
Kent, Karen, and Lingman, Carol. "Californias Course." Journal of Staff Development
Summer 2000: 31-36.
Lieberman, Ann. "Practices That Support Teacher Development." Phi Delta Kappan
April 1995: 591-596.
National Commission on Teaching and Americas Future. What Matters Most: Teaching for Americas Future. New York: National Commission on Teaching and Americas Future, 1996.
National Partnership for Excellence and Accountability in Teaching. Revisioning Professional Development: What Learner-Centered Professional Development Looks Like.
Oxford, OH: National Staff Development Council, 1999.
National Staff Development Council Resource Catalog: Ideas and Resources to Increase Staff Learning and Improve Student Achievement. Oxford, OH: National Staff Development Council, 1999.
Renyi, Judith. "Building Learning into the Teaching Job." Educational Leadership
February 1998: 70-74.
Robb, Laura. Redefining Staff Development. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2000.
Sagor, Richard. Guiding School Improvement with Action Research. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2000.
Sparks, Dennis; and Hirsh, Stephanie. A New Vision for Staff Development. Arlington, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1997.
Sparks, Dennis and Hirsh, Stephanie, A National Plan for Improving Professional Development. Oxford, OH: National Staff Development Council, 1999.
Sparks, Dennis. "A Paradigm Shift in Staff Development." Journal of Staff Development
Fall 1994: 26-29.
Sparks, Dennis and Susan Loucks-Horsley. "Five Models of Staff Development for Teachers."
Journal of Staff Development Fall 1989: 40-57.
Sparks, Dennis and Joan Richardson. What is Staff Development Anyway? Everything You Need to Know about Professional Learning. Oxford, OH: National Staff Development Council, 1997.
Standards for Staff Development: Elementary School Edition. Oxford, Ohio: National Staff Development Council, 1995.
Standards for Staff Development: High School Edition. Oxford, Ohio: National Staff Development Council, 1995.
Standards for Staff Development: Middle Level Edition. Oxford, Ohio: National Staff Development Council, 1996.
Sykes, Gary. "Reform OF and AS Professional Development." Phi Delta Kappan March 1996: 465-467.
Teachers Take Charge of Their Learning. Washington, DC: The National Foundation for the Improvement of Education, 1996.