Effective Professional Development Schools

"Dick Clark presents a comprehensive and vital view of the rolethat professional development schools bring to today's educationalrenewal efforts. He offers valuable insights and thoughtfulperceptions about the realistic potential that a qualityprofessional development school can bring to learning at manylevels." (Richard C. Kunkel, Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professorof Educational Leadership and dean, College of Education, AuburnUniversity; executive director, The Holmes Partnership)

"This book draws on years of watching the development ofprofessional development schools and provides tools, criticallenses, and models for our consideration. It will help all of usinvolved reach toward the full potential promised by theseschools." (Patricia A. Wasley, dean, Graduate School of Education,Bank Street College of Education)

"This book balances advocacy and skepticism and offers an excellentwalk-through of the most important issues facing professionaldevelopment schools." (Lee Teitel, co-facilitator, MassachusettsPDS Network)