Poster #15 - Hearing the Voice of the Teacher: Perspectives of Professional Development

• In Event: 28.093 - MTCC Poster Session Five
  In Poster Session: 28.093-1 - Section 8 Poster Session 1

Abstract

School districts spend on average $18,000 a year on professional development per teacher. The present study reports the findings of a year-long study of a professional development program that considered teachers’ voices regarding modalities of professional development. The content of the professional development program included instruction on the use of a computer-adaptive supplemental reading program that provided students digital reading curriculum and assessment.
Through survey research, teachers’ preferences and perspective of professional development were considered. Teachers preferred school-based face-to-face professional development sessions as opposed to purely online instruction. Teachers’ motivation to participate in professional development included remuneration, timing, settings, and modality.

Authors

• Laurie O. Campbell, University of Central Florida

• Claudia C Sutter, University of Central Florida

• Glenn W Lambie, University of Central Florida