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• An Introduction to PDS
  A slide-show overview of an initial PDS partnership session, focusing on some of the key elements of a PDS partnership.
• CCSU Professional Development School Network
  A sample PDS contract, the application process, university facilitator roles and responsibilities, defining characteristics of PDS partnerships, and tech support from Central Connecticut State University and its Professional Development School Network.
• Creating a Learning Organization
  Some answers to these basic questions:Can schools be learning organizations?How can staff learning be focused?How is learning driven by data?What changes in the workplace support organizational learning?What is the leader's role?.
• NCATE Standards for Professional Development Schools.
  Standards for Professional Development Schools from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The standards include Learning Community, Accountability & Quality Assurance, Collaboration, Diversity & Equity, and Structures, Resources, & Roles.
• PDS At-a-Glance
  A summary describing a PDS partnership, the benefits, and the role of key players.
• PDS Handbook
  A PDS handbook from Purdue University Calumet and the Northwest Indiana PDS. Discusses the mission, functions, benefits, and roles within a PDS partnership.