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Evaluating Professional Development
The National Staff Development Council (NSDC) has published an article written by several members of the PLS community as their first publication on their new online, peer-reviewed Journal of Research in Professional Learning.
The article, entitled "Evaluating Professional Development: An Approach to Verifying Program Impact on Teachers and Students," was written by Steve Shaha, Valerie Lewis, Tammy O'Donnell, and Diana Brown.
One reviewer said of the article:
"I note in sum that this is an outstanding piece of work that stands as a model for where we need to go."
Another said:
"The research design is state of the art and not only appropriate for the study but serves as a model for the kind of research that we need on this topic."
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