There's universal agreement among HR leaders that, to increase employee performance, we must support their continual growth and development. A staggering 90% of HR managers agree that training ...

Most agency owners know they should invest more in developing their people. The problem is not awareness. It is that professional development keeps getting treated as a nice-to-have, the first line ...

Professional development is an ongoing process that helps individuals focus on their career objectives, identify the necessary skills to achieve these goals, and then acquire those skills in a ...

Earning your degree and landing that first position in your career field of choice might seem like an exciting finish line to what’s been many years of academic preparation and training. But in ...

Traditional professional development plans in libraries may satisfy organizational or certification needs but do not necessarily satisfy employees’ needs, wants, and interests. What if we put ...

Developing and continual growth as a professional is an important part of most careers, but it plays a pivotal role if you’re a registered nurse (RN). Depending on the state you practice in, ...

When most teachers receive professional development regarding a technology tool, they are often provided a “this is how you use this” workshop. At Phoenix Union High School District, a portfolio ...

Discipline-based Education Research (DBER) and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) improve teaching and learning through empirical research and inquiry. To cultivate the growth and development ...

(This is the last post in a four-part series. You can see Part One here; Part Two here and Part Three here.) The new question-of-the-week is: What are the biggest problems with common teacher ...