Visions from Professional Development School Partners

Michael Cosenza, California Lutheran University.Merilyn Buchanan, California State University Channel Islands.

• Foreword.Acknowledgment.Introduction: The Essential Importance of the PDS Model for Effective Teacher Preparation.Part I. Bringing The Vision Into Reality.Chapter 1. A Short History of Professional Development Schools: Looking Backward and Forward; Michael Cosenza and Merilyn Buchanan.Chapter 2. Partner Decision-Making: Assessing PDS Partnership Readiness; Thierry Kolpin, Emily Shoemaker, and Cindy Cary.Chapter 3. From Courtship to Marriage: Using Pilot Programs to Create Professional Development Schools; Michael N. Cosenza.Chapter 4. PDS and PLC: A Promising Approach in Supporting Teacher Education; Keith A. Walters.Chapter 5. The Administrator Perspective: Looking Out From the Principal's Office; Charmon Evans, Scott Mastroianni, and Merilyn Buchanan.Chapter 6. Dynamic Liaisons: Creating: New Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships; Cynthia Coler and Michael Cosenza.Chapter 7. Understanding a School: University Partnership From Then to Now; Margaret M. Ferrara.Chapter 8. United by a Shared Vision: A Case Study of an Inclusive Professional Development School Using the Nine Essential Elements; Amy Hanreddy.Chapter 9. PDS Governance: Building a Collaborative Steering Group; Michael Cosenza.Part II. Enhancing The Clinical Experience.Chapter 10. Nurturing a Clinical Practice Profession: Residencies and Coteaching; Jeanne Ricci, Melissa LaBelle, and Mandy Hardin.Chapter 11. Multidisciplinary Professional Development Schools: Collaboration for Student Success; Jacquelyn M. Allen, Cindy Cary, and Thierry Kolpin.Chapter 12. edTPA in the PDS; Drew Polly, Ian C. Binns, and S. Michael Putman.Chapter 13. Integrating Special Education Knowledge Into Professional Development Schools; Belinda Dunnick Karge.Part III. Transforming Professional Practice.Chapter 14. Building Leadership Capacity: Roles and Responsibilities in a PDS; Michael N. Cosenza.Chapter 15. Teacher Leadership in a PDS: Think of the Possibilities; Alison Rutter and Stacey Leon.Chapter 16. Districtwide Professional Development Opportunities Within a PDS Culture; Michael McCambridge and Julia Sieger.Chapter 17. Incidental Learning as Professional Development; Manuel Correia, Monica Osborn, and Danna Lomax.Chapter 18. Professional Development Schools Start With Professional Development: Embedding Learning, Growth, and Evaluation Into Daily Practice; Merilyn Buchanan.Chapter 19. Teachers Doing the Rounds: Instructional Rounds—The Missing Link in the Medical School Analogy; Merilyn Buchanan, Craig Helmstedter, and Lynne Freidman.Chapter 20. Connecting the Local PDS Community: The Southern California Professional Development School Consortium; Michael Cosenza and Merilyn Buchanan.