PDEV 9200 - Staff Development Programs: Design, Management, and Evaluation

6 cr.

Students study the varied purposes and potential outcomes of staff development and in-service programs offered to teachers in a public school setting. The steps involved in needs assessment, program design, adult instructional methodologies, program monitoring and evaluation procedures are studied and practiced. Each student, functioning as a member of a team, designs a 12 week staff development course to implement in the parent school system. The staff development courses offered by the graduate students carry system assigned, in-service credits and are related to the goals and objectives of the parent school system. Participants enrolled in these staff development courses are fellow teachers in the school system.