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Professional Development for Teachers

Only 40% of public charter school teachers report receiving professional development. An investment by in your staff will pay off with greater job satisfaction, better performance and increased student achievement. But providing professional development can be expensive and difficult to fit into already busy schedules.

Purchasing ABCTE professional development for your school opens our entire library of online materials to all your teachers through the end of the school year. Because the cost of developing these materials was offset by a U.S. Department of Education grant, an ABCTE professional development site license can be purchased for $350. This license gives any teacher in your school access to the over 1,200 hours of content, 24 hours a day, seven days a week through the end of the school year.

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ABCTE Teacher Professional Development includes all of the resources below:

ABCTE’s phonics-based reading instruction program is based on the recommendations of the National Reading Panel and is a valuable resource for both new and experienced teachers. The reading program includes:

6 reading instruction workshops on CD-ROM
Lesson plans
In-class reading activities
Video demonstrations
New teacher workbook

Our online Prepare to Teach Workshops provide practical classroom strategies for teachers on a variety of topics:

The Characteristics of Successful Teachers
Classroom Management
Nurturing Parental and Community Support
Organizing for Instruction
Pedagogy and Instructional Design
Assessment
Statistics
Using Technology in the Classroom (Spring 2010)
Drop-out Prevention (Spring 2010)

We also provide online refresher courses to help teachers refresh or gain knowledge in additional subjects. These online courses each provide more than 300 pages of content listed by topic, and contain detailed lessons, video demonstrations and more. Subjects available include:

Elementary subjects (K-6)
Math (6-12)
English (6-12)
General Science (6-12)
Physics (6-12)
Chemistry (6-12)
Biology (6-12)

Mentoring

New teachers need a solid structure of feedback and support throughout their first year in the classroom. The ABCTE Teacher Residency Program provides one-to-one peer support and review through a system of focused classroom observations, structured feedback sessions, professional development plans, and video resources. New teachers will be guided through this process by a local ABCTE-trained mentor who will help them improve their effectiveness in the classroom and adjust to the culture and expectations of their school.

The Teacher Residency Program includes:

Four (4) online training modules for mentors and new teachers
At least six (6) observations, each followed by discussion and feedback
Professional development plans that target areas for improvement and growth as the teacher progresses through the program
Continuous support from an experienced teacher
Access to a video library of teaching practices and scenarios
Guidelines for selecting a mentor

Mentors will help new teachers improve their teaching practice and professional performance based on the following indicators of successful teaching: