High School Staff Development: Matching Activities To Outcomes

Abstract

Principals must consider the desired outcomes when planning staff development activities. This article dis cusses three types of staff development outcomes and describes the reported types of training activities that teachers want staff develop ers to use in achieving those outcomes.

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