Psychology Career Counseling

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The paper provides summaries of three articles about development of teachers, noting different aspects of the issue, different approaches taken, research conducted and surveys of teachers for their views. The paper presents the three articles; "Professional development for the teacher, of the teacher and by the teacher," "Teacher-to-teacher professional development through state-sponsored networks" and "The cooperating teacher role and career development."

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"The authors discuss current ways of achieving teacher development, beginning with a meeting at the beginning of each school year, though the writers also find that most professional development ignores the teachers and operates at a different level. Restructuring and reform have been the watchwords since 1983, but the authors find that the program has not worked. They recommend instead an approach called SITTI - School Innovation Through Teacher Interaction - that was developed by Pierce and Hunsaker in 1995. This is a cyclical model beginning with a common vision, identifying the needs of the faculty, establishing "experts" among the faculty who will act on the needs, and providing a support through peer coaching."

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