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Maryland's Teacher Professional Development Standards are intended to guide efforts to improve professional development for all teachers. These standards call on teachers, principals and other school leaders, district leaders and staff, the Maryland State Department of Education, institutions of higher education, and cultural institutions and organizations1 across the state to work together to ensure that professional development is of the highest quality and readily accessible to all teachers.

"Based on current research on teacher efficacy and best practices, the plans have been designed to facilitate both school planning and district level planning. Each plan includes detailed, user-friendly guidance to help professional development committee members, administrators, teachers and other members of the school community understand the elements of high quality professional development. "

This wiki has been created as a space for new school administrators to obtain professional development, support, and peer mentoring from other school administrators. It is a collaborative effort, so please feel free to contribute!

"That's why Penn State has worked with the Pennsylvania Department of Education to create a professional development series for these leaders. The first course begins Sept. 23."