Teacher Training and Development
Good teachers are effective teachers. Continuous professional development opportunities enable teachers to teach all students, regardless of their academic level. The goal of professional development is student achievement. Through constant learning, teachers develop skills to respond to the daily challenges in their classrooms. Continuous development builds confidence in teaching students, which creates a positive mindset. Without further development, there is no development in the quality of teaching.
In-House Teacher Training
In-house teacher development, online courses, and college classes all contribute to teacher growth and offer numerous benefits. In-house or administration-recommended online courses foster consistency in the school. Many programs deliver high-quality teacher development. Selected topics focus on specific skills, strategies for student learning, a positive mindset, behavior management, classroom teaching techniques, inquiry-based instruction, critical thinking, organizational skills, or content knowledge enhancement.
The purpose of teacher development must be to enhance student learning. Interaction between and among teachers provides useful content and strategies for their peers. The development of teachers ultimately affects student outcomes.
Grants Help
Teacher development through the funding of grants provides teachers and students with summer classes, action research, mentoring, and lesson study. Grants provide for improvement in practice, curriculum, and student achievement.
Teachers need development to address classroom problems. The most common issues include bullying, instructional time, curriculum changes, new initiatives, a lack of funds, and students’ lack of engagement.
- Bullying causes anxiety and stress for students. Therefore, they can’t focus on learning.
- Instructional time decreases due to students being pulled from the classroom for various reasons.
- A change in the curriculum is disruptive because teachers must update classroom plans and resources.
- Lack of money limits the opportunity for enhancement of classroom strategies and skills.
- Students are less engaged or truant without parental involvement.
- Stress from outside forces affects teachers and students.
- Disengaged students learn less.
- Classroom issues cause burnout. This affects the functions of schools.
Other problems occur every day for teachers and students. Teachers need programs and workshops that help strengthen classroom teaching. When teachers can attend classes for development, students will meet success.
