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THOSE CALLED upon to forecast future trends in professional development are welladvised to remember the biblical observation, “There is nothing new under the sun.” In fact, a case could be made that the greatest advances in professional development will come not from identifying new strategies or processes, but rather from […]Collaboration is the key to unlocking potential
Collaboration is the key to unlocking potential By Rick DuFour‘Collaboration lite’ puts student achievement on a starvation diet
In my previous column, I argued that 1) a professional is obligated to seek and apply best practice when serving clients; 2) it is evident that the best practice for meeting the needs of students and improving professional practice in schools is to build a collaborative culture; and 3) educational leaders should, therefore, focus their improvement […]

