Providing High-Quality Professional Development

SERVE is committed to providing high-quality professional development to educators. By facilitating and supporting educators in reflecting on and improving the effectiveness of their instruction, SERVE endeavors to positively affect student achievement.

SERVE offers professional development materials and training in:

• Implementing the SERVE Teacher Growth and Assessment System
• Improving reading assessment in grades 3–8
• Implementing schoolwide professional learning teams
• Using study groups to improve instructional strategies in reading
• Conducting action research in the classroom
• Understanding and improving classroom assessment practices
• Using group protocols and rubrics to improve the quality of work given students