Supplemental+Resources

=Here are links to articles and websites that supplement the required readings:=

Staff Development and Change Process: Cut from the Same Cloth
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory


 * Most staff developers would agree that the goal of staff development is change in individuals' knowledge, understanding, behaviors, skills - and in values and beliefs. Too often, it appears this fundamental view of staff development is unheeded or forgotten. However, if change of some understanding, skill, or behavior is the desired outcome of staff development, it seems reasonable to explore the relationship.
 * In this paper, a well-researched model of staff development is described. Findings of a research study that explored the effectiveness of the model's components are included. Second, a change model derived from longitudinal school improvement studies is examined. Data on this model's categories of interventions are included as well. Finally, implications of a "match of the models" suggests thinking about staff development as the process of change and about strategies that enhance the success of the staff development/change effort.

Guidelines for Helping Teachers to Change
The Survival Guide for Iowa School Administrators Administrator as a Change Leader

Excellent list of guidelines and tips to help teachers move through these phases:
 * Awareness Phase - New Insights Phase - Resistance Phase
 * Readiness for Change Phase - Adjustment Phase
 * New Commitment Phase - Continuation Phase

Critical Issue: Providing Professional Development For Effective Technology Use
Excellent site with links to additional resources and information regarding staff development. This site lists the components necessary to implement professional development for effective technology use as, professional development that is:
 * Tied to the school's curriculum goals
 * Designed with built-in evaluation
 * Sustained by adequate financial and staff support