Professional Development and Support Sample Clauses

Professional Development and Support. (a) The specific nature of an employee’s skills requires professional development and training on an ongoing basis. It is the joint responsibility of both the employer and the employee to have due regard to this requirement.
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Professional Development and Support. Section 1. The University recognizes that adequate supporting services are necessary for effective scholarship and professional development. All faculty, including tenure-related, fixed-term and academic professionals, are encouraged to participate in activities that enhance their professional development.
Professional Development and Support. While much professional development and support has proven ineffective, research has pointed to qualities of professional support that enhance its effectiveness. A 2022 analysis of the literature finds professional development most likely to be effective when it includes: “(1) built-in time for teacher-to-teacher collaboration around instructional improvement; (2) one-to-one coaching, where coaches work to observe and offer feedback on teachers’ practice; and (3) follow-up meetings to address teachers’ questions and finetune implementation.”19 This finding extends prior research, which found that professional learning in which teachers collaborate, receive coaching, and practice new approaches as part of regular daily schedules, is more effective at increasing teacher capacity and improving teacher performance.20 This evidence is supported by research on teacher coaching. In a meta-analysis of 60 rigorous studies, Xxxxx and colleagues found a strong positive impact on both teacher instructional practice and student learning.21 In addition, research on teacher retention also points to the importance of the support teachers receive in determining whether they stay in the profession. In a recent comprehensive meta-analysis synthesizing findings from 120 studies of teacher retention, three of the main factors positively correlated with retention were teachers’ perceived quality of administrative support, access to mentoring, and strong in-service professional development.
Professional Development and Support 

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  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT A. The Board agrees to implement the following:

  • Professional Development 9.01 Continuous professional development is a hallmark of professional nursing practice. As a self-regulating profession, nursing recognizes the importance of maintaining a dynamic practice environment which includes ongoing learning, the maintenance of competence, career development, career counselling and succession planning. The parties agree that professional development includes a diverse range of activities, including but not limited to formal academic programs; short-term continuing education activities; certification programs; independent learning committee participation. The parties recognize their joint responsibility in and commitment to active participation in the area of professional development.

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