See also:

• Technology and the New Teacher
• The On-line Training Site
• Constructing a Web Site

Rate the Teacher Development Program

Rate the staff development program you have considered for your school. Place a check next to the number.

Does the program offer the following characteristics:

Attributes of Successful Teacher Development Programs
(1= nonexistent/ 5 =clearly evident )

1. Collegiality and Collaboration Does it include a variety of professional growth activities for individuals as well as groups with similar needs?	1 2 3 4 5
2. Experimentation and Risk Taking Is testing and trying out ideas encouraged?	1 2 3 4 5
3. Incorporation of Available Knowledge Bases Are there opportunities provided and encouraged for peer discussion, observation, and mutual assistance? Are a critical mass of participants involved?	1 2 3 4 5
4. Appropriate Participant Knowledge Are the program objectives and roles of administrators and teachers clear?	1 2 3 4 5
5. Time to Work on Staff Development and Assimilate New Learnings Are there opportunities for small group discussion on the application of new practices, sharing of ideas and concerns during the training session? Between sessions, are teachers encouraged to visit each other's classrooms and provide peer coaching?	1 2 3 4 5
6. Leadership and Sustained Administrative Support Does an array of people including teachers, administrators, district staff and other members of the learning community support the program?	1 2 3 4 5
7. Appropriate Incentives and Rewards Do the incentives for participation emphasize intrinsic rewards?	1 2 3 4 5
8. Designs Built on Principles of Adult Learning and Change Does research support the techniques presented?	1 2 3 4 5
9. Integration of Individual, School and District Goals Does the program meet the needs of the school and district educational plan?	1 2 3 4 5
10. Integration of Staff Development into the Philosophy and Structure of School and District Does the program meet the philosophical needs of the school's mission?	1 2 3 4 5

From :Continuing to Learn: A Guidebook for Teacher Development. The Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast and Islands and the National Staff Development Council, 1987.