PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Professional development refers to the acquisition of skills and knowledge, both for personal development and for career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning opportunities situated in practice. It has been described as intensive and collaborative, ideally incorporating an evaluative stage. There are a variety of approaches to professional development, including consultation, coaching, communities of practice, lesson study, mentoring, reflective

http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/professional-development/
Articles
1. This blog has information about what professional development is.This blog is of the professional learning association in which some teachers talk about the importance of professional development and the benefits of including professional development in our teaching.
http://www.learningforward.org/standfor/definition.cfm
2. This article explains that Professional development generally refers to ongoing learning opportunities available to teachers and other education personnel through their schools and districts. Also effective professional development is often seen as vital to school success and teacher satisfaction. Also, this article answers the question Why Is Teacher Development Important? It also explains why students deserve the best, and also, why professional development is vital.
http://www.edutopia.org/teacher-development-introduction
3. In this article we will see a different viewpoint of professional development. It explains why sometimes workshops are considered useless, and teachers should to take advantage of the professional development they could receive.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/03/01/why-most-professional-development-for-teachers-is-useless/
4. This article talks about how teachers in training can take professional development to the next level. This article also considers why schools should offer more support and time for training and how teachers also need to take responsibility and advantage from this opportunities.
http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2013/jan/29/professional-development-teacher-training-needs
Books
1. This book talks about how teachers can continue their professional development as language teachers once their period of formal training is over. It also exposes what opportunities are available for language teachers.
Professional Development for Language Teachers: Strategies for Teacher Learning
http://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/49111/sample/9780521849111ws.pdf
2. This book helps teachers, because is like a guide about what professional development is.Also,it considers the different issues and programs that teachers can involve in order to continue their professional development.
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/files/uploads/3/PD_in_Action.pdf
Podcasts
1. This site contains English podcast that helps students as well as teachers practice their listening abilities. Also it is a tool for teaching in different levels within the classroom.
http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/pages/level1.shtml
2. This next website has some podcasts that are interesting and helpful, because they give some information about how we can improve our teaching by including some tools like podcasts in our teaching.

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