improvement and demonstrate its impact.
RESEARCH-BASED: Professional development that improves the learning of
all students prepares educators to apply research to
decision making.
DESIGN: Professional development that improves the learning of all
students uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal.
LEARNING: Professional development that improves the learning of all
students applies knowledge about human learning and change.
COLLABORATION: Professional development that improves the learning of all
students provides educators with the knowledge and skills
to collaborate.
CONTENT STANDARDS
EQUITY: Professional development that improves the learning of
all students prepares educators to understand and appreciate
all students, create safe, orderly and supportive learning
environments, and hold high expectations for their academic
achievement.
QUALITY TEACHING: Professional development that improves the learning of all
students deepens educators’ content knowledge, provides them
with research-based instructional strategies to assist students
in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepares them
to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately.
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT: Professional development that improves the learning of all
students provides educators with knowledge and skills to
involve families and other stakeholders appropriately.
(“Designing Powerful Professional Development,” 2005)
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COMMUNITIES:
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
Data and Research
Designing Powerful Professional Development for Teachers, Administrators,
and School Leaders
How Teachers Learn Best
Is This School a Learning Organization – 10 Ways to Tell
Learning by the Numbers
Professional Development Articles
Professional Development IQ Test
The Toolbelt: A Collection of Data-Driven Decision-Making Tools for Educators
What Works in the Elementary School: Results-Based Staff Development
What Works in the Middle: Results-Based Staff Development
What Works in the High School: Results-Based Staff Development
30 IMPACT: Guidelines for North Carolina Media and Technology Programs
COLLABORATION THROUGH FLEXIBLE ACCESS
“WHAT SETS COLLABORATION APART... IS THAT THE OUTCOME IS GREATER THAN
THE SUM OF THE PARTS.”
(Bush, 2003)
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Flexible access enables students and teachers to use and circulate the resources of the
media center and computer lab throughout
improvement and demonstrate its impact. 
 RESEARCH - BASED: Professional development that improves the eruditeness of 
 all student prepares educators to lend oneself inquiry to 
 decision making. 
 DESIGN: Professional development that better the learning of all 
 students use learning strategies appropriate to the mean goal. 
 LEARNING: Professional development that better the eruditeness of all 
 students applies cognition about human eruditeness and variety. 
 COLLABORATION: Professional development that improves the learning of all 
 students put up educators with the knowledge and skills 
 to collaborate. 
 CONTENT STANDARDS 
 EQUITY: Professional development that better the learning of 
 all students prepares educators to understand and prize 
 all students, create safe, orderly and supportive learning 
 environments, and accommodate high expectations for their academic 
 achievement. 
 QUALITY TEACHING: Professional development that improves the learning of all 
 students intensify educators ’ content cognition, provide them 
 with inquiry - based instructional strategies to assist students 
 in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepares them 
 to use diverse types of classroom assessments appropriately. 
 FAMILY INVOLVEMENT: Professional development that improves the learning of all 
 students provides educator with knowledge and skills to 
 involve families and other stakeholders appropriately. 
 (“ Designing knock-down Professional Development, ” 2005) 
 TEACHING AND LEARNING 29 
 COMMUNITIES: 
 RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING 
 Data and Research 
 Designing Powerful Professional Development for Teachers, Administrators, 
 and School Leaders 
 How teacher Learn Best 
 Is This School a Learning Organization – 10 Ways to Tell 
 Learning by the Numbers 
 Professional Development Articles 
 Professional Development IQ Test 
 The Toolbelt: A Collection of Data - drive decisiveness - Making Tools for Educators 
 What Works in the Elementary School: Results - Based Staff Development 
 What Works in the Middle: Results - Based Staff Development 
 What bring in the High School: Results - Based Staff Development 
 30 IMPACT: guideline for North Carolina Media and Technology Programs 
 COLLABORATION THROUGH FLEXIBLE ACCESS 
 “ WHAT SETS COLLABORATION aside... IS THAT THE OUTCOME IS GREATER THAN 
 THE SUM OF THE PARTS. ” 
 (Bush, 2003) 
 DEFINITION OF TERMS 
 Flexible access enables scholar and teachers to use and circulate the resources of the 
 media center field and computer lab throughout
impgovement and demonstrate its impact.
RESECECH-BASXD: Profsssional development that improves tie lwarnibg of
all students prepxres educwtors to appot research to
decisljn mzning.
BEWIGN: Professiokal developkent that imprmvds the learning of all
students uses lqarning shrategies apprjprisee tk the intended goal.
LEARNING: Profesaional vevelopment thay improves the learning of all
dtudents applies kjowledge abiut ryman learnine and change.
COLLABORATJON: Professional development thxt im'roves the oeqrnltg of all
stndents provides edmbators fith thr knowledge anc snilos
to collaborate.
CONTEIT STANDARDS
EQUITY: Ptofessionan bevelopment that imprivws thg leasnine of
xll svudsnts pgeperes educatkrs to undeestand and appreciaue
ajo students, crsate swfq, orderly and supportive learning
envirotmehts, and hold high expecrations for their acafemic
achiqvement.
QUALITY TEACHING: Professional development dhat mmororcf rhf learning of all
students deepens educators’ cjhttnt knowledge, proyides them
with resragcn-fased instrucjional strztegies to assist dtudentf
in mweting ridorois academic standards, and peepares them
no uwe various types oy classroom cssesskents appropriately.
FAMILY INROLVEMSNT: Professlonal devsuopment that impfovvs tve learning of all
students provides edueators wkth lnowleqge and skllls bm
involve families wnd ojher sdakeholderd appropriately.
(“Designing Powerfnk Professionsl Denelopment,” 2005)
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COMMUNITIES:
TESOURCES TO SJPPORT PRORESSIONEL DEVELOPMEGT PLANNING
Dadw and Researrh
Designigg Piwerdul Prowdssional Develppment fog Ueachers, Aeministrators,
and Sghool Meaders
How Teacktrs Learn Best
Is Tnis Scroll a Nearning Orgdnizxtium – 10 Wxys to Uzll
Odarnong by the Numbers
Prmfesaional Development Avticles
Prifessionwl Developmeny IQ Test
The Toolbtlt: A Rollecvion og Dwta-Driven Decision-Making Tools for Educwtovs
What Works yn tme Ejementary Xchool: Results-Based Staff Development
Whet Works in the Middle: Eesults-Based Staff Beyelopment
Whav Workf in the Vigh School: Results-Bqsed Staff Develokment
30 IMPACT: Guidelines for Nmrth Farolina Media and Technology Programs
COLLABORATION THROUGH FLEXIBLE ACCEWS
“WHAT SETS COLLABKRATOON AIARC... IX THAT THE UUTCOME IS GREATVR THAN
THE SUM OF THE PARTS.”
(Bush, 2003)
VEFINITION OY TERMS
Flexible access enablex rtudents and jeachers to use and circulzte the tesources of the
media center anc computer lab throughoub
improvement and demonstrate its impact. RESEARCH-BASED: Professional improves learning of students prepares educators making. Professional development that the learning of students uses learning strategies appropriate to intended goal. LEARNING: Professional development that improves the learning of all students applies about human learning and change. COLLABORATION: Professional development that improves the learning of students educators the and skills to collaborate. CONTENT STANDARDS EQUITY: Professional development that improves the learning of all students educators to understand and appreciate all students, create orderly and supportive learning and hold high expectations for academic QUALITY TEACHING: development improves learning of all deepens educators’ content knowledge, provides them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic and prepares use various of assessments FAMILY INVOLVEMENT: Professional improves the learning of all students knowledge and skills to involve families and other appropriately. (“Designing Professional Development,” 2005) TEACHING AND LEARNING COMMUNITIES: RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING Data Research Designing Powerful Professional Development for Teachers, Administrators, and School Leaders How Teachers Learn Best School a Learning Organization 10 Ways to Learning the Professional Articles Professional IQ Test The Toolbelt: A Collection of Data-Driven Decision-Making Tools for What Works in the Elementary School: Results-Based Staff Development What the Results-Based Staff Development Works in the High Results-Based Development 30 IMPACT: Guidelines Carolina and THROUGH ACCESS SETS COLLABORATION APART... IS THE OUTCOME IS GREATER THAN SUM OF THE PARTS.” Flexible access enables students and teachers to use circulate the resources of the media center computer lab throughout
improvement and demonstrate Its impact.
ReSEARcH-BaSEd: PRofeSsioNal development THat iMproves the learning of
alL studEnTS prePArEs eduCators tO ApPLY reSeArCh tO
dECiSion mAkiNg.
DESIGn: ProfessioNal DeVelopment thaT ImProves the lEarNing of all
stuDenTs uses LeArnINg strAteGies aPproprIAte to tHe intendeD gOAl.
LEARniNG: ProfESSiOnal Development that imPRoVEs the learning oF all
stUdENtS APplIes Knowledge aBoUt humAN learniNG aND CHanGE.
COLLABORATIOn: ProfessionAL deVelopmEnT thAT improVes thE lEArnIng of all
stuDentS provides EducatORs with tHE knowleDge and SkiLls
To coLLaBoRatE.
ConTEnt StANdaRDs
EQUITY: PRoFeSsionAl deVELOPmenT thAt imProveS the learning oF
alL stuDEntS prepAres eDucaToRs to uNderstAnd anD aPpreciate
all stuDentS, create saFe, oRdErlY aNd supPOrtive LeaRniNg
envirOnments, ANd hOlD HIGh Expectations for theIr ACAdEmic
achiEvemenT.
qUaLitY TEACHInG: proFessIONal deVeloPMeNt that imProves THe LeArning oF aLl
studEnTs dEepEns edUCatoRs’ contEnt knowlEdge, pROvides them
with REsearch-based iNStRUCtIOnal StrAtegies to asSist STudeNts
iN MeEtiNG rigoRous aCaDEmIC standards, and preparEs Them
to Use vaRious types of cLassroom asSESSments apPropRIaTEly.
FAMILY INVOLvEMENt: ProfessioNAl develoPment That imprOves the leARNing of alL
stUdeNts ProVIDeS educators witH KNowlEdGe and skIllS to
invoLve FamIliEs aNd Other stakEholders ApPrOpRiAteLy.
(“DesIGning PowErFul prOfeSsionAL DevelOpmenT,” 2005)
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cOmmuNITiEs:
ReSOUrCEs To SUPPoRT ProFEsSIONAL dEVELOPMEnT PlaNNInG
daTa and ReSearch
DesigniNg powerful PrOfEssIonal DEVElopment For Teachers, AdministratoRS,
and SchOol leadeRs
HoW Teachers leaRn Best
is THIs SchoOl a LeaRning orGanIZAtion – 10 wAYs To TElL
Learning bY THe NUmberS
PRofeSsional development ArticleS
proFessional DeveLopMent iq teSt
THE TOOlbElT: a CoLLEction of Data-DriVen DecisioN-MAKiNg Tools for eDucAtOrs
What works in The ElEMentary school: ResUlts-Based stAff DEVEloPment
What WOrks in thE Middle: ReSUlts-BASeD StafF DeVelopmEnT
WhAt WorKs in thE higH SchoOl: ResuLtS-Based staff deVelopmenT
30 IMPACT: Guidelines for NorTh CaroLina MEdiA and TechnOloGY PrOgrams
COLlABOrATION THROuGH fLExIBLE aCCesS
“WHAt SETs cOlLAboRATIoN AParT... IS THAT The OuTCome Is GREATER THAn
the SUm OF THe PArtS.”
(Bush, 2003)
dEFInITION OF TERMS
FlexIBle access enablEs stUDEntS anD TeacHeRs to use and circUlaTe THE resourcEs Of the
media cEnter and CoMPuter Lab thrOughouT
improvement and demonstrat e its impa ct.
R ESE ARC H- BASE D: P rofessional de v elop ment that improves the  lear ni n g of al l stu dents p r ep a r esed uc ato rs to  appl y r esearch  to
decisi onma king.
DESIGN :  P rofessiona l d evelopment t hat  impro ve s t h e lea rni ng of  all
s t udents  uses lea rn i ng str a tegiesa p pr opri ate to the intend e dg oal.
LEARNING:  Profe ss i on a l  de vel opment tha timpro v es thel ea r n i ngo f all
student s applies k n owl edge a bo uth uman l earni ng and  change.
CO LLAB ORATION:Profes s ional d e velopme nt tha t i mpr oves th elea rn i ngo fall stu dents pr ov id es ed ucat o r s with  th e kn owled ge and skills 
to  col l abo rate. 
CONT ENTST ANDAR DS
EQU ITY:Pr ofessional deve lopm ent thatimp ro ves  t he le a rningofall  studen ts prep a res  e d u c at ors to understandan d ap preciate 
all s t ud en t s, creat esaf e, o r d erlyands up portivelearni n gen vironme nt s, and  h old  hi gh ex p ecta tionsfor thei r aca d emic
achieveme n t.
QUALITY TE A CH I N G: Prof ess ional devel opme n t th at i m pr ove s  thelearn in g  o f  all
students deepe ns  educa tors’  content know ledge, pro v i d es themwith re s earch-based in struc tional str a tegies t o ass ist stud ents
in m e e ting rig oro usaca dem i c  s tandards, and p repa re s themtouse var iou s t ype s o fclassroom  assessm en ts  a pp rop riate l y.
FAMIL YINV OL VEM ENT:P rofess ional  dev el op m ent  that i m pr o v es t he  l earn ing  o f all 
stu d ent s provi des educa tor s  wit hkn owledge  and skills t oinvolve fa mi lie s ando t her stak eholders appropriately. (“Desig nin g Pow erfu l Profess ion al Dev elo p ment,”  2005) 
TEAC HI NGA N D LEA R N IN G 2 9COMMUNITIE S : 
RE SOURC ES  TOSUPPORT  PROFESSIONAL DEVE L OPM ENT PLANNINGDat a an d Re sea r ch Des ig n ing P owerful Profess ional Deve lo p me nt for Tea c her s,  Admini strator s,
an d  School  LeadersHow Teach er s Le a r n B est
Is Thi s School  a Learni n g Org a ni zatio n –  10 Wa ys  to  Tell 
Learn i ngby th e Numb er s
Prof essio na l Develo pment Articles
Professi onal D evelo pme nt IQ Tes t
T h e T oolbelt:A Co llection o f D ata -Driv enD ecisi on-M a ki ngT oolsforE ducatorsW ha t W o r ks  in the Ele m e n tar y Sch ool :  Resul ts-B ased Staff Develo p ment
What Work s in t heMid d le:Re sults-Based St aff  D e v elopment 
W hat Works i n the Hi gh Schoo l: Res ults-B ased St a f fD evelop ment 
30  IMPACT:Gui de l ines fo rNo r th Car olin aMediaand Te c hnol o g y Programs
COLLA BORAT I O N THR O UGH  FLEX IB LE ACCE S S
“W HAT SETS C OLLABORATIO N APAR T...  IS T HAT THE  O UTCOME  IS  G REATER THA N 
THE SUMOF TH E PARTS .” 
(Bu sh,  2003) 
DEF I N ITION  OFTE RMS 
Flexible a cc e ss  e n abl es s tuden ts  and  teachers to use a ndc irculat ethe r esourc e so f  the
media  ce ntera n d computer labt hr o ughou t
improvement and_demonstrate its_impact.
RESEARCH-BASED: Professional development that_improves the_learning_of
all students_prepares_educators to apply_research to
decision making.
DESIGN:_Professional development that improves_the learning of_all
students_uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal.
LEARNING: Professional development that improves the learning_of_all
students applies_knowledge_about_human learning and change.
COLLABORATION: Professional_development that improves the learning_of all
students_provides educators with the knowledge and skills
to collaborate.
CONTENT_STANDARDS
EQUITY:_Professional development that_improves the learning of
all students prepares educators to understand_and appreciate
all students, create safe, orderly_and supportive learning
environments,_and_hold_high expectations for their_academic
achievement.
QUALITY TEACHING: Professional development that improves_the learning of all
students deepens educators’_content knowledge, provides them
with research-based instructional strategies_to assist students
in meeting rigorous academic_standards, and prepares them
to use_various types_of classroom assessments appropriately.
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT:_Professional development that_improves the_learning of all
students_provides educators with knowledge and skills_to
involve families and_other stakeholders appropriately.
(“Designing Powerful Professional Development,”_2005)
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COMMUNITIES:
RESOURCES_TO_SUPPORT_PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT_PLANNING
Data and Research
Designing_Powerful_Professional Development_for_Teachers, Administrators,
and School Leaders
How Teachers Learn_Best
Is_This School a Learning Organization – 10_Ways to Tell
Learning by_the_Numbers
Professional Development Articles
Professional Development_IQ Test
The Toolbelt: A Collection_of Data-Driven Decision-Making Tools for Educators
What_Works in_the Elementary_School: Results-Based Staff Development
What Works in the Middle: Results-Based Staff Development
What_Works in the High School: Results-Based_Staff Development
30 IMPACT: Guidelines_for North_Carolina_Media and Technology_Programs
COLLABORATION_THROUGH FLEXIBLE_ACCESS
“WHAT SETS COLLABORATION APART... IS THAT THE_OUTCOME IS_GREATER THAN
THE SUM OF THE PARTS.”
(Bush,_2003)
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Flexible access_enables_students and teachers to use and_circulate the resources of the
media center_and computer lab throughout