Continuing to Improve Teaching Quality During Tough Economic Times

ERS Director Regis Shields presented at EdWeek’s webinar, “Creating Effective Teacher Professional Development in Tough Economic Times.” To turn tough times into opportunity, districts must continue to invest in improving teaching quality, rethink all professional development resources and shed some “sacred cows,” align human capital practices and external partnerships to support PD in leveraged “low-cost” ways, and use stimulus funds to support a long-term strategy in sustainable ways.

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