To date, the professional development school (PDS)
Keywords: professional development schools; teacher preparation; evaluation of new teacher effectivenessA professional development school (PDS) is defined as a collaboration between schools, colleges, or departments of education; P-12 schools; school districts; and union/professional associations. Within the PDS, the partnering institutions share responsibility for the following four goals or purposes: (a) maximizing student learning and achievement through the development and implementation of exemplary practice; (b) engaging in sustained inquiry on practice for the purpose of enhancing exemplary practice and student achievement; (c) engaging in meaningful, ongoing professional development; and (d) preparing effective new teachers (Abdal-Haqq, 1998). Proponents of the PDS teacher preparation model have hoped that professional development schools, with their enhanced clinical experience opportunities, would be particularly successful in educating future teachers.
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