INNOVATIVE ASPECTS AND EVALUATION METHODS IN A TEACHERS’ CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING EXPERIENCE

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Laura Carlotta Foschi

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This paper analyses the innovative aspects and evaluation methods of an experience in teachers’ Continuous Professional Development training examines the results obtained. After introducing the panorama in which Continuous Professional Development (CPD) takes place and highlighting the relevance it assumes in the Italian context, the paper describes the content and structural features of training, as well as providing a descriptive narrative of an activity example. The training is analysed according to areas and attributes of innovation, and key elements of effective teacher CPD. The training evaluation methods adopted, both traditional and innovative, are examined, and the results obtained discussed. The analyses carried out show that the training achieved encouragingly positive results.

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