Kaleidoscope of Orientations: a model of professional development for practicing teachers

This paper explores the foundations of professional development for practicing teachers (PDPT). In BC, the comprehensive and significant reform of K-12 curriculum calls for teachers to innovate practice, alter pedagogical approaches and reimagine student and teacher roles. As teachers encounter these new curriculum changes, the authors assert that PDPT must include particular orientations to professional learning in order to respond to the calls...