COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS (CCSSO)
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nationwide, nonprofit organization representing chief education administrators. CCSSO works on behalf of the state agencies that have primary authority for education in each state.
For more information, visit the CCSSO website at http://www.ccsso.org/ or contact Council of Chief State School Officers, One Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001-1431. (202) 408-5505.
Mathematics and Science Content Standards and Curriculum Frameworks: States' Progress on Development and Implementation 1997, Washington D.C.
Available at: http://www.ccsso.org/standards-assessments.html
DRISCOLL, MARK AND DEBORAH BRYANT. 1998. LEARNING ABOUT ASSESSMENT, LEARNING THROUGH ASSESSMENT. National Academy Press. Available on the Web at http://www.nap.edu or contact National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Lock Box 285, Washington, DC 20055. (800) 624-6242.
This book presents ways to assist teachers in learning about assessment and how student work can be used as a rich resource in professional development.
EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE (ENC). 1998. IDEAS THAT WORK: MATHEMATICS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. The Ohio State University. Call (800) USA-LEARN for copies, or contact ENC, 1929 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1079. (800) 621-5785 info@enc.org and http://www.enc.org
This handbook provides fifteen strategies for professional development which can be used to expand the repertoire of professional development beyond typical experiences offered to teachers. The principles, design framework, and strategies for professional development described in this publication are elaborated in Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics by Loucks-Horsley, S., P.W. Hewson, N. Love, and K.E. Stiles. 1998. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
GUSKEY, THOMAS R. FALL 1998. "THE AGE OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY" IN JOURNAL OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT, National Staff Development Council, volume 19, number 4.
This reader-friendly article discusses why we must evaluate professional development activities, the importance and difficulty of gathering evidence and guidelines for doing so.
