| NHSDC Facilitated Book Talks |
| Six book talks on Charlotte Danielson's Talk about Teaching are scheduled beginning in January 2010. Learn more. |
| Learning School Alliance |
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| Pictured above: Wentworth Student Council Members; District One Executive Councilor, Raymond Burton; NHDOE Commissioner of Education, Virginia Barry; Co-President of NHSDC, Helene Bickford; SAU 48 Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Ethel Gaides, and WES Principal, Keith Charpentier. |
| Wentworth Elementary School is one of 42 schools nationwide in NSDCs Learning School Alliance. The LSA is a network of model schools committed to professional development practices that promote student achievement. The educators from these schools will support one another in applying the principles and standards of professional development grounded in NSDC’s definition of professional learning, its standards for staff development, and its principles for professional learning identified in The Learning Educator: A New Era for Professional Learning. |
| NHSDC Annual Report |
| A PowerPoint describing the past year's successes and chanllenges is found here. |
| NSDC Definition of Professional Development |
| In the fall of 2008, NSDC revised its definition of professional development. School administrators, the members of district Professional Development Committees, and the teachers should review this revised definition. The one page definition is available here. |
| Mission of the NH Staff Development Council |
| Every New Hampshire educator engaging in effective professional learning everyday so every student achieves. |
| Who does the NH Staff Development Council serve? |
| NH educators and those associated with the professional development of teachers and other school personnel. |
| Resources |
Information on the NSDC standards for professional development, journal articles and online publications are available at the NSDC website. Links to article downloads: The NSDC Study 2009: Professional Learning in the Learning Profession. Slow Turn Ahead: 5 principles guide district through a changing demographic landscape (from the Journal of Staff Development) |
| Contact information |
| For more information on NHSDC, please contact Helene Bickford, Co-President of the NHSDC Board at hbickford@hdsd.k12.nh.us NHSDC, 75 Main Street PMB #113, Plymouth, NH 03264. |
