I work with teachers on a daily basis as an external consultant to schools. I have been a director of staff development in large urban area for over twenty years and continues working in that field. Our work is with teachers in schools that want to become more effective schools in serving the needs of its students.
Reform means to change.
Therefore, we work with teachers who have decided that the adults working in schools must change to meet the demanding needs of today s youth or they have been told to change. We know that change is not an event. Change, especially in schools, usually happens over time. Change, according to one dictionary, means to do things differently. Well, we are going to share an approach to professional development that assumes all teachers are leaders in reforming or changing schools and that has practices that support that assumption.