English Language Learner KnowledgeBase for Administrators & Teachers

Professional Development Action Planner

This checklist from the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory's professional development toolkit is useful for planning professional development.

Center on Great Teachers and Leaders (GTL Center)

This link is to the GTL Center website. As noted at its website, "The GTL Center is a national content center dedicated to supporting states in their efforts to grow, respect and support great teachers and leaders for all students."

Educating English Language Learners: Building Teacher Capacity Roundtable Report Volume III

The Roundtable Report on State Requirements for Pre-service Teachers of ELLs was conducted by the NCELA.

Models for Effective and Scalable Teacher Professional Development

This March 2009 Educational Testing Service Research Report describes the benefits of Learning Communities.

Principles for Professional Development

This document outlines, "American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Guidelines for Creating Professional Development Programs That Make a Difference."

Professional Development Models

This article offers an overview of five models for structuring professional development programming suggested by Dennis Sparks and Susan Loucks-Horsley.

Professional Development Phases

As noted at its website, "the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory has developed a research-based professional development framework that promotes ongoing professional development and encourages individual reflection and group inquiry into teachers' practice." The article summarizes the five phases of professional development promoted by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.

Professional Development for Staff Serving ELL

The author presents six focus areas for staff development of school personnel serving English Language Learners. These six areas provide a framework for schools in the assessment of current staff development practices.

Standards for Professional Learning

This Learning Forward link is to the National 2011 Staff Development Council's Standards for Professional Learning and Staff Development.

Teaching the Teachers

This Center for Public Education report focuses on building effective professional development.

ELLs Professional Development Webcasts

This AdLit website offers webcasts featuring Kathleen Leos, Deborah Santiago and Susan Lafond in a discussion on ELLs. Our expert panel discusses demographic trends, instructional strategies, school-family partnerships and college readiness.

Steps to Developing a Personal Professional Development Plan

This planning tool offers an eight-step guide and planning template to develop a personal development plan. It is based on "By Your Own Design," a website and CD-ROM developed by the former Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) and the National Staff Development Council (Learning Forward).

Best Practices for Professional Development of Teachers of Immigrant Students in Secondary Schools

This Council for Chief State School Officers document summarizes the findings from its compendium of best practices for immigrant students in secondary schools. This section relates to professional development practices for teachers of secondary English language learner students.

Current Models for Evaluating Effectiveness of Teacher Professional Development

This document lists recommendations to state leaders from leading experts evaluation of professional development programs.

Professional Development for General Education Teachers of English Language Learners

This resource provides a brief from the NEA Quality School Programs and Resources Department concerning professional development for ELL program teachers.