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Professional Development Schools |
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A Professional Development School (PDS)
is a collaboratively planned and implemented partnership for the academic
and clinical preparation of interns and the continuous professional
development of both school system and Institutions of Higher Education (IHE)
faculty. The focus of the PDS partnership is improved student
performance through research-based teaching and learning. A PDS may
involve single or multiple schools, school systems and institutions of
higher education and may take many forms to reflect specific partnership
activities and approaches to improving both teacher education and pre-K-12
schools. |
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Goals of Professional Development Schools |
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Enhanced
professional development of pre-service teachers (student teacher interns) |
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Continuous
professional development for teachers and university faculty |
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Inquiry into
and refinement of effective practices |
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Maximization
of student achievement |
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Benefits of Professional Development Schools |
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Development
of a pool of better-prepared teacher candidates for the school system |
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Ease of
recruitment |
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Enhanced
professional development for current teachers |
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Support for
school improvement efforts |
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Standards for Maryland Professional Development Schools |
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Learning
Community- |
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The PDS
recognizes and supports the distinct lwarning needs of faculty/staff,
interns students, parents, and community members. |
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Collaboration- |
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PDS partners
work together to carry out the collaboratively defined mission of the PDS. |
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Accountability- |
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The PDS
accepts the responsibility of and is accountable for upholding professional
standards for preparing and renewing teachers in accordance with the
Redesign of Teacher Education. |
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Organization, Roles, and Resources- |
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Resources and
time are allocated to support the continuous improvement of teaching and
learning. |
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