A learning community, external to university teaching, can support democratic mentoring and help to train a highly professional, broadly educated medical intelligentsia who are also well versed in ...

When Tyler Benson blocks off time on his calendar for professional development, it could mean a myriad of things: Reading a chapter in a book that his manager recommended. Listening to a lecture in ...

Attracting and keeping engaged and loyal employees is crucial to the success of a business. High staff turnover disrupts production and impacts the profitability of a company. A great way to retain ...

For many employers, COVID-19 has served as a colossal reminder: personal wellness goes hand-in-hand with professional development. As entire workforces relocated from office buildings to their homes, ...

The Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program can improve technology integration and student outcomes in K–12 schools. Learn more about this component of the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Applications are open for 2025-26. Taking charge of your learning and professional development is vital to your success at W&M. The university's development support fund (DSF) provides funding to ...

Lessons learned from state takeover districts’ innovation in the area of teacher professional development could influence professional-development spending and practices in districts throughout the ...

Professional development is an ongoing process that helps individuals focus on their career objectives, identify the necessary skills to achieve these goals, and then acquire those skills in a ...

The English learner population is growing but the number of specialized instructors for them and training for general education teachers who work with them is lagging. Researchers and educators say ...

Kristen Fitzpatrick (MBA 2003), Managing Director, HBS Career & Professional Development, has been a leader in the career development field for 18 years and countless HBS students and alumni have ...

It’s lauded by some as one of the best ways to improve teaching and learning, scorned by others as a complete waste of time. It’s something that teachers might have access to weekly, or barely get ...

I was in the fourth year of my Ph.D. program when I realized I could say no to my adviser, remembers Shawn, one of the co-authors of this piece. It was a turning point in my evolution as a scholar. I ...