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The Standards: A Guide for Professional Development
Pages 6-7

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From page 6...
... We are the reform, and I think we have the opportunity for significant improvement with the Standards. The Standards: A Guidefor Professional Development; Susan Loucks-Horsley, Senior Researcher, National Center for Improving Science Education; Senior Research Associate, WestEd; Member, Working Group on Science Teaching Standards Good professional development mirrors good teaching: learning by doing, learning through inquiry, learning through collaboration, learning over time, and developing personal meaning.
From page 7...
... The very big, critical step is to move toward a change in classroom practice. Professional Development Standard B: Learning to Teach Science Pedagogical content knowledge is what sets apart good teachers from scientists.


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