Professional Development PDF
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This document discusses professional development activities for teachers. It includes courses, workshops, conferences, research, and collaboration among peers. The activities aim to build teacher skills, knowledge, and expertise.
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Professional Development “Professional development is defined as activities that develop an individual’s skills, knowledge, expertise and other characteristics as a teacher.” Types of Professional Development courses/workshops (e.g.on subject matter or methods and/or other education- related to...
Professional Development “Professional development is defined as activities that develop an individual’s skills, knowledge, expertise and other characteristics as a teacher.” Types of Professional Development courses/workshops (e.g.on subject matter or methods and/or other education- related topics); education conferences or seminars (at which teachers and/or researchers present their research results and discuss education problems); qualification programme (e.g.a degree programme); observation visits to other schools; participation in a network of teachers formed specifically for the professional development of teachers; individual or collaborative research on a topic of professional interest; and mentoring and/or peer observation and coaching, as part of a formal school arrangement. reading professional literature (e.g.journals, evidence- based papers, thesis papers); and engaging in informal dialogue with peers on how to improve teaching
