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Staff development exercises continue to be negative for teachers. The topics are found to be irrelevant to the teachers' needs and there is poor follow up. Hampton and Purcell (2006) encountered difficulty trying to improve staff development in their school district. They therefore gathered approximately 120 teachers to a series of discussions to hear from them how staff development could be made more meaningful. They gathered a wide representation of teachers- from urban and suburban, elementary, middle and high school, and representations of gender and race.
From all the discussions they presented suggestions to improve staff development, with a common theme of aligning the training to the realities of the classroom. The teachers also requested that they be informed, preferably beforehand, of the district's goals and plans for the staff development. Packages of print information should be provided by the principal. This package could include data that underlines the importance of the topic of the staff development. The principal's commitment should be demonstrated by a long- term plan which showed the topics and the schedule for staff development sessions...
Since relevance of the staff development to the classroom is one of the major problems, deciding on the topics in collaboration with the teachers is important. Finally, the teachers indicated that they needed assurance that there is follow-up to the ideas of the staff development sessions and that there is funding available for implementing the ideas.
The article is very useful since if these suggestions presented by the teachers could be taken seriously there is no doubt that staff development could be more than a 'chore' for teachers. This author agrees with the need for involving teachers in planning for staff development, especially with meeting with the principal before the staff development is scheduled. Too many times teachers are simply presented with a memo on very short notice informing that they are required to attend a staff development or professional day workshop. The article clearly outlines what is needed. It is well written and well organized.
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Purcell, T.L. And Hampton, F.M. (2006). Developing your staff. American School Board
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