Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Where will the Professional Development courses be held?
A. At a location within your district that you specify. Some of our courses will be offered online.
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Q. When will the courses be held?
A. We can schedule the courses for any day of the week that accommodates your participants.
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Q. Some of the topics seem quite complex. Will classroom teachers who do not have a lot of experience interpreting test results be able to benefit from the courses?
A. Using visual aids, content relevant to your school or district, and time for questions and answers, our PD Team delivers easy-to-understand material to provide teachers with the tools they need to promote student achievement in the classroom.
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Q. Can we schedule two courses or more to be held at the same time in our district?
A. Yes, our staff is prepared to provide instruction for as many courses at a time as you would like to schedule.
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Q. What are the qualifications of the Harcourt Assessment PD Team?
A. Our instructors have in-depth training in staff development, coupled with wide-ranging experience helping educators integrate test data with instructional planning to maximize student learning.
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Q. How are your PD courses different from others?
A. As a leading and long-time educational assessment publisher, we have decades of experience that gives us an advantage in understanding what is meaningful to educators. We are in the schools during various phases of test development, we hold educational workshops and panel discussions to determine educators’ needs, and many of the individuals on our team are former teachers and administrators. Our score reports are carefully designed to display information that is meaningful to teachers, administrators, and parents. We incorporate this breadth of experience into our PD courses, resulting in instruction that provides teachers with the knowledge and information they need to translate assessment results into classroom action.
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