Maryland Professional Development Planning Guide This guide
provides a framework for planning professional development that
(1) meets teachers’ professional learning needs, (2) contributes
to improved student learning, and (3) addresses priorities in
district master plans and school improvement plans. The guide is
aligned with the Maryland Teacher Professional Development
Standards. It also focuses on the professional development
quality indicators addressed by the Maryland State Department of
Education’s Survey of Teacher Participation in High-Quality
Professional Development. Who should use the guide? Everyone who
is responsible for planning professional development activities
can use the guide. Because of the importance of sharing
responsibility and distributing leadership for professional
development, it is most appropriate for groups, such as school
improvement teams (SIT), members of a department or grade-level
team, and local and state partnerships and consortia.
Individuals and groups are strongly enc