Just as it required massive shifts in approaches to classroom learning, so too did the COVID-19 pandemic require school districts to rethink professional development. The past 16 months of educational disruption have led to a greater embrace of more focused "micro PD" opportunities, an increase in social-emotional components in teacher learning, and more changes. Likewise, the nation's concurrent reckoning with racial injustice has led to a greater focus on diversity and inclusion in teaching roles and school leadership pipelines.
To help you get up to speed on these issues and more, we've gathered a selection of our recent professional development coverage below.