PD List Colleagues:
As Evelyn noted earlier, the concept of having quality standards for
professional development is relatively new to our field. Yet, there are
some colleagues in particular states who have mentioned that they either
have standards or guiding principles, or that they are currently
developing them.

If you have experience with PD standards or guiding principles, will you
please tell us more? For example, I'd like to hear more from colleagues
in Arizona and their experiences with the National Staff Development
Council Standards. How is this affecting your work in providing quality
PD?

I'd also like to hear from colleagues in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, California, Tennessee, and others, regarding your
experiences with either PD standards or guiding principles for providing
professional development. For example:

*	What has been your experience with PD standards?
*	How do you use PD standards in your work? Or, how are you
planning on using them?
*	What are some benefits of having PD standards?
*	What are some drawbacks?

This is our opportunity to learn from each other about what makes
quality professional development that improves instruction and learning
for all adults. And it's just the beginning.

I look forward to hearing from you ~

Yours in learning,

Jackie 

Jackie Taylor, jataylor at utk.edu 
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The draft AALPD Professional Development Standards and indicators can be
found by visiting:
http://www.aalpd.org/AALPDStandardsandIndicatorscombined11-06-07.doc 
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