Professional Development in High Schools

Inquiry Overview

A non-profit organization was interested in understanding the dynamics of professional development (PD) used in high schools. Specifically, the organization asked Eduventures to provide visibility on PD funding, models, and formats in high schools.

Key Questions

• How does high school professional development funding flow?


• What types of PD products are high schools using?


• What are the most effective strategies for high school PD?


• Who are the key influencers and decision-makers of high school PD?


• What type of online PD solutions are high schools implementing?

Methodology

For this custom inquiry, in November, Eduventures administered a Web-based survey to district administrators about K-12 professional development. Respondents were asked to mark whether they work most regularly with elementary, middle, and/or high school grades.

For the purpose of this custom research report, Eduventures analyzed the survey results only of those that work most regularly with high school grades, "High School Educators" as of November 8, 2006.

Eduventures also has incorporated findings from interviews with district administrators, internal Eduventures analysis, and secondary information as additional inputs on the overall dynamics of PD.