Professional Development Schools are innovative institutions formed through partnerships between professional teacher education programs and prekindergarten through 12th grade schools.
Mission
- preparation of new teachers,
- faculty development,
- inquiry directed at the improvement of practice, and
- enhanced student achievement.
Professional Development Schools at Â鶹´«Ã½
In 2011, Â鶹´«Ã½ and the Wilkes-Barre Area School District established a Professional Development School at Heights/Murray Elementary School. Students enrolled in courses with a PDS component split classroom time between the Â鶹´«Ã½campus and the K-6 classroom. At Heights/Murray, Â鶹´«Ã½education students work side-by-side in an urban school with practicing teachers and Â鶹´«Ã½faculty to study and implement best practices in educating elementary students for 21st century learning.
Webinars
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Dr. Richard Abbas Alley School of Education offers two days of professional development training completely free for K-12 classroom teachers. You can access the content from these webinars below.