PD for PD, not PR

The best thing about the professional development offered in the Kenan Fellowship Program is that it was all relevant and useful for us to apply to our careers. The topics that were presented were things that could be applied to help our students. I never felt like we were just being presented information because it would impress people. In many school meetings, I feel like the aim is to make the school look good or impress the people at the central office or state department, whether or not it is really what is most beneficial to teachers. The result of the Kenan PD is that my teaching has improved and my students are learning more information in more engaging ways.