FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Poole

PHONE: 517-541-8935
Fax: 517-543-4870

For additional opportunities for workshops, conferences and courses for university credit, check online for the PD catalogs of Ingham ISD, Ionia ISD, Calhoun ISD, and Clinton ISD.

Professional Learning

Current expert thinking holds that the knowledge and skills of educators will more likely be impacted if professional learning experiences are

• content-based;
• practice-based;
• research or evidence-based; and
• grounded in pedagogical content

Professional learning that meets these criteria might be in the format of team work sessions, book study, action-research, curriculum or assessment development, mentoring or being mentored, a university class, a professional workshop, an online course, etc. It is rigorous, sustained, and devoted to the ultimate goal of increasing student learning.

Michigan Professional Development Vision and Standards

Professional Development Frequently Asked Questions