Will We Ever Solve the Teacher PD Problem?

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English - October 22, 2019 20:26 - 10 minutes - 20 Bytes - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
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This week we grapple again with teacher professional development that ignores what teachers need and want. Is teacher PD an insoluble dilemma? If not, what will it take finally fix teacher professional development?

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Mario Christner is a global citizen from Switzerland, raised in NY and have lived in Spain, Canada, and now in Mexico. This year he launched Thrive a social impact startup inspired by my 8-year long self-discovery journey and realizing many students share that struggle. Thrive offers curriculum and PD to prepare students for their future using design thinking to take on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.