Is Online Learning Right for You?

Online Learning and You: Professional Goals and Needs

Professional development is an integral part of school reform. President Bush has addressed teacher professional development in the "Leave No Child Behind" legislation introduced in January of 2001. According to this report, teachers teaching in core academic subjects must be "highly qualified" not later than the end of the 2005-2006 school year.

Teachers engage in professional development for a variety of reasons including:

To improve student learning
Career advancement
To expand range of teaching practices
Attainment of state or graduate credit
To improve salary
To learn about state of the art technology or materials
To network with other professionals
Personal interest in subject matter
To satisfy state or school requirements
To enhance one's subject matter knowledge

To consider your professional development objectives it can be helpful to compose a plan that will assist you in reaching your professional goals. Writing such a plan is an ongoing project. You will continually revise and adjust your professional development plan based on how your needs and aspirations change.

Click here to link to an activity for defining your professional development objectives.

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