K-12 Professional Development Market Opportunities : Simba Information

K-12 Professional Development Market Opportunities

Jan 1, 2006
34 Pages - Pub ID: CU1278025

The Professional Development Landscape: National Standards Define Learning Path for Educators
NCLB Fuels Market: Professional Development Market Was About $5B in 2005
Federal Government is Largest Source of PD Funding: Funding Policies Vary From State to State
Who's the Target Market?: Ga., Calif., Ariz., Spend Less Than 1% of Budgets on PD
Georgia: California
Arizona: State Policy-Making Initiatives
Preferred Format for PD is Up Close and Personal: Publishers Market a Variety of PD Programs and Tools
Expanding Product Lines: Who's Who in PreK-12 Professional Development
Atomic Learning: Benchmark Education
Classroom Connect: Educational Testing Service
Houghton Mifflin: McGraw-Hill Professional Development
North Central Regional Education Laboratory: Pearson Achievement Solutions
Scholastic: TC Innovations
Teacher2Teacher
TOT:
Table 1: NSDC Standards for Staff Development, 2001
Table 2: Highly Qualified Teacher Provisions of NCLB
Table 3: NCLB Programs as Major PD Funding Sources
Table 4: Professional Development Funding Changes by Source, 2004
Table 5: Professional Development Priorities by Group
Table 6: Professional Development Priorities by Training Area
Table 7: Georgia Professional Development Funding Sources, 2004
Table 8: State Policy-Making Initiatives Related to Professional Development, 2005
Table 9: Professional Development Training Delivery Method