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Evesham Township School District

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Professional Development

Professional Development

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The professional development of teachers is a key ingredient in improving our nation's schools.

From Secondary Lenses on Learning, (Grant, Mills, Bouck, Davidson, et al, 2009)

Professional development in the Evesham Township School District encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from formal coursework and conferences to informal meetings and learning opportunities situated in practice. There are a variety of approaches to professional development, including coaching, in-services, lesson study, mentoring, grade level/department meetings, workshops, Professional Learning Communities, reflective supervision, and technical assistance. These programs may be formal or informal, individualized or group-based. The state of NJ requires educators to document their own professional growth by accumulating professional development hours annually.

The district's Curriculum Department provides an extensive fall and spring professional development calendar that includes a wide variety of professional development opportunities focused on student learning and improved classroom practices. Approximately 20 - 40 workshops are offered on each calendar. The majority of the offerings are given by in-house Curriculum Supervisors at no additional cost to the district. This also includes technology workshops given by the District's Technology Coordinator. Supervisors and the Technology Coordinator combine their unique knowledge of the district with content area expertise to develop workshops based on the needs of teachers and students.

The Curriculum Department also coordinates with the Lenape Regional Curriculum Consortium to provide an annual professional development day, which targets staff members in the related arts and special services areas.

In addition, building-based workshops are also arranged and offered at the school level on an as needed basis. These professional development offerings are coordinated between the Curriculum Department and the individual school buildings. Building-based workshops are given by key personnel and are designed to address the needs of individual buildings. Workshop presenters include but are not limited to PLC/CFG Facilitators, Principals, Reading Specialists, Tier III Coordinators, Math and Technology Coaches.

The Special Education Department also organizes and offers workshops specific to particular areas of need and/or interest in this area.

Summer 2026 PD Opportunities

The ETSD is excited to be able to offer the following multi-day professional development opportunities. These workshops are currently for Evesham Township School District staff only and will be offered during the month of August. General institutes are offered in the areas of: Literacy, Math, Responsive Classroom, and Technology (technology also has an option for Day 1 only on the ActivPanel for preschool or a teacher only needs the one component). A separate Preschool Institute is provided as well, along with Handle with Care (de-escalation training) for preschool staff only. Staff that have not previously attended institute sessions in the past are encouraged to attend.

Click the links below for more information about each of the Institutes, including registration:

Preschool-Specific Sessions:

In addition, a New Teacher Institute will be held at key points throughout the school year to support teachers new to the district or new to the teaching profession. Check back in early fall for New Teacher Institute dates for the 2026-207 school year. 

Please be aware all sessions have a minimum number of required participants in order to be able to run as scheduled, so be sure to register at your earliest convenience. We are hopeful that all sessions will be able to run; however, if the numbers are too low to make the session a viable option all registered participants will be contacted by the Curriculum Office.

2025-2026 PD Session Highlights

The fall/winter and winter/spring catalogs offered approximately 856 sessions to staff members during the school year. Highlights included session titles such as:

  • Book Club: Shifting the Balance (Gr. K-2)
  • Book Orientations: More Than a Picture Walk (Gr. K-5)
  • Collaborative Teaming: Managing Staff When You’re Not Their Manager (Preschool)
  • Empowering Math Learners (Gr. K-5)
  • Help, There’s No Benchmark! Getting to Know Primary Literacy Students in the Fall (Gr. K-5)
  • How Can We Close the Gap? (Gr. 5-8)
  • Introduction to Guided Reading (Gr. K-8)
  • Journaling in the Primary Grades (Gr. K-3)
  • Using Teacher Language to Communicate Effectively and Respectfully (Gr. K-5)
  • Visual Thinking Activities that Strengthen Student Writing (Gr. 5-8)

Summer Professional Development Opportunities

The ETSD annually offers multi-day institutes for new staff in August, focused on the following areas: Literacy, Math, Technology, and Responsive Classroom. Institute flyers are posted here in June of each school year and staff that have not previously attended these sessions are encouraged to attend. In addition, a New Teacher Institute is held at key points throughout the school year to support teachers new to the district or new to the teaching profession. The following link was for the 2025-2026 school year: New Teacher Institute (NTI)