Are these professional development standards practiced at your school?

Read each statement and indicate the responses that most accurately reflect your professional experiences at your school. You may indicate your responses by placing an “X” next to the number that corresponds to your response or you may print out the survey and circle your response.

0-Never             1-Seldom         2-Sometimes    3-Frequently     4-Always

1. Our principal believes teacher learning is essential for achieving our school goals.	0   1    2    3    4
2. Our school uses educational research to select programs.	0   1    2    3    4
3. We have opportunities to practice new skills gained during staff development.	0   1    2    3    4
4. Our faculty learns about effective ways to work together.	0   1    2    3    4
5. Teachers are provided opportunities to gain deep understanding of the subjects they teach.	0   1    2    3    4
6. Teachers are provided opportunities to learn how to involve families in their children’s education.	0   1    2    3    4
7. The teachers in my school meet as a whole staff to discuss ways to improve teaching and learning.	0   1    2    3    4
8. Our principal’s decisions on school-wide issues and practices are influenced by faculty input.	0   1    2    3    4
9. Teachers at our school have opportunities to learn how to use technology to enhance instruction.	0   1    2    3    4
10. Teachers at our school learn how to use data to assess student learning needs.	0   1    2    3    4

Source: National Staff Development Council’s Standards Assessment Inventory

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