Implementation Tips

Success Strategies for HQT™ Teacher-Centered Professional Development

Place teachers at the center of your professional development program with the principles and pedagogy in the New Jersey HQT Professional Development Program.

Put New Jersey teachers in charge!

Every teacher can be a workshop leader with the professional development resources in every HQT package.

TIP: Rotate teacher leaders to encourage sharing of professional development responsibilities and promote leadership skills.

Build on the flexibility of HQT:

Use the workshops in any order to customize a professional development program. Choose workshops that target issues specific to certain grade levels or skill areas. Or personalize professional development with workshops that meet individual teachers' needs.

TIP: Involve teachers in reviewing the workshops and recommending an order of presentation for the school-based meetings.

Keep student achievement at the core of HQT workshops.

HQT is practical, with activities that draw from real work in classrooms. Teachers will expand their knowledge and experience as they share daily teaching experiences in workshop discussions.

TIP: Follow this practical learning model to get the most from every workshop:

Provide a consistent and accessible pedagogy for sustaining professional development.

The New Jersey HQT Program is not a one-day presentation. Workshops are centered in teachers' own schools and continue over a period of weeks. The program promotes solid professional growth that is sustainable and results in success on the NJ ASK & GEPA.

TIP: Use the HQT Professional Development Clock Hour Record and HQT Professional Journal in every handbook to help teachers track their progress and professional growth.