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Professional Development

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Five Phases of Professional Development
By: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (2009)

Avoiding a Rush to Judgment: Teacher Evaluation and Teacher Quality
By: Thomas Toch and Robert Rothman (2008)

Teacher-Student Interactions: The Key to Quality Classrooms
By: University of Virginia Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (2008)

The Recruitment, Retention, and Development of Quality Teachers in Hard-to-Staff Schools
By: Alex Torrez and William Allan Kritsonis (2008)

What Keeps Good Teachers in the Classroom? Understanding and Reducing Teacher Turnover
By: Alliance for Excellent Education (2008)

Teacher Knowledge Matters in Supporting Young Readers
By: Linda Fitzharris, Mary Blake Jones, and Allison Crawford (2008)

Building Parent-Teacher Relationships
By: American Federation of Teachers (2007)

Instructional Coaching
By: Lucy Steiner and Julie Kowal (2007)

Principal as Instructional Leader: Designing a Coaching Program That Fits
By: Lucy Steiner and Julie Kowal (2005)

What Science Offers Teachers of Reading
By: Louise Spear-Swerling and Robert Sternberg (2001)

Excellent Reading Teachers
By: International Reading Association (2000)

Professional Development for Reading
By: Learning First Alliance (2000)

The Process of Professional Development
By: Learning First Alliance (2000)

Knowledge and Skills for Teaching Reading
By: Louisa Moats (1999)

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