The Tool Kit for Quality Professional Development addresses seven major areas related to planning, implementing, and evaluating high quality professional development. This work is based on the Arkansas Rules Governing Professional Development and the National Staff Development Council’s (NSDC) Standards for Staff Development.

Each chapter includes:

• List of Tools
• Where Are We Now—Self-Assessment Questions
• Overview of the topic and explanation of tools
• Reflection Questions
• References
• Tools and Activities

Articles from NSDC publications are the source of many of the tools in each chapter. There are also activities, self-assessments, and discussion protocols provided in the Tools section to help district and school staff learn about and make decisions concerning professional development.

• Arkansased.org - ADE Learning Services/Professional Development
• LearningForward.org - Standards for Professional Learning
• LearningForward.org - Transforming Professional Learning
• Arkansas PD Toolkit Finder
• Chapter 1: Redefining Professional Development in Arkansas - Focusing on Student Achievement (updated Feb. 2013)
• Chapter 2: Planning Results-Driven Professional Development
• Chapter 3: Effective Professional Development
• Chapter 4: Scheduling Time for Effective Professional Development
• Chapter 5: The Role of the Principal and Central Office Staff
• Chapter 6: Evaluation of Professional Development
• Chapter 7: Collaborative Cultures
• Chapter 8: Understanding the Process of Change
• Chapter 9: A Systems Approach to Professional Development